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Prevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in forestry workers of Ile de France, France

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A cross-sectional sero-epidemiological study was conducted on forestry workers, a high risk population for Lyme borreliosis. The prevalence of seropositive forestry workers (indirect immuno fluorescence assay) is 15.2% (n = 211). Almost 70% of participants reported a history of tick bite. Among districts, high seroprevalences were observed in Fontainebleau and Rambouillet; two sites of high risk for Lyme borreliosis. However, clinical prevalence of the disease is very low. During the investigation no active Lyme borreliosis was observed. Thus, asymptomatic infection predominates.

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  1. Unité d'Ecologie des Systèmes Vectoriels, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

    E. Zhioua, F. Rodhain & C. Perez-Eid

  2. Center for Vector-Borne Disease, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA

    E. Zhioua

  3. Association de Médecine de Travail en Agriculture, Paris, France

    Ph. Binet

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Zhioua, E., Rodhain, F., Binet, P. et al. Prevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in forestry workers of Ile de France, France. Eur J Epidemiol 13, 959–962 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007465305193

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