Assessment of the risk of contracting Lyme disease in areas with significant human presence / Risco de contrair doença de Lyma em áreas com significativa presença humana
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
; 60(1): 121-129, fev. 2008. ilus, tab
Article
in En
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| ID: lil-483267
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BR68.1
ABSTRACT
In order to describe seasonal changes in Lyme diseases risk rate at three localities in Serbia, during the period of 2003-2005, a total of 1542 Ixodes ricinus ticks (493 nymphs, 525 females and 524 males) were examined. The prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes ricinus ticks at the Bovan Lake County were higher than the average for European localities (45.9 percent for adults and 18.8 percent for nymphs). In Mt. Avala and Kljajicevo counties adults and nymphs were, respectively, infected at the following percentages 26.3, 10.7; 16.2 and 7.6 percent. The outcome indicates a relatively high risk of the contracting Lyme disease in all investigates areas.
RESUMO
Para estimar a variação sazonal das taxas de risco para doença de Lyme em três localidades da Sérvia foram examinados, no período de 2003-2005, 1542 espécimes do carrapato Ixodes ricinus (493 ninfas, 525 fêmeas e 524 machos). A prevalência de Borrelia burgdorferi em Ixodes ricinus no município de Bovan Lake foi mais alta que a registrada em outras localidades da Europa. Nos municípios de Mt. Avala e Kljajicevo as porcentagens de adultos e ninfas infectadas foram 26,3 e 10,7; 16,2 e 7,6, respectivamente. Esses resultados indicam um relativo alto risco de se contrair doença de Lyme nas três localidades estudadas.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Seasons
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Lyme Disease
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Risk Factors
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Ixodes
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Borrelia burgdorferi
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil