Seroprevalence of Tick-Borne Lyme Borreliosis in Hatay
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Doç. Dr. Gül Sultan AYTEN Sinop Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Galip Kaya Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Önlen Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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| Dergi Adı | Klimik Dergisi | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 1301-143X Dergi Bilgileri (2012) | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 08-2012 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 25 / 2 / 58–62 | DOI | 10.5152/kd.2012.17 |
| Makale Linki | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84893186556&partnerID=MN8TOARS | ||
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| Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the presence of Lyme borreliosis transmitted by ticks in Hatay, where cases of tick bites recently increased. Methods: Blood samples collected from 65 persons at least 6 weeks after their tick bite incident who were living in Hatay (Antakya) city and surrounding districts were tested to determine the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi IgG and IgM antibodies by ELISA between April and October, the active tick period. As a control group, 105 persons without a tick bite history were tested as well. Results: Of 65 persons with a history of tick bite, 45 (69.2%) were IgM-positive and 5 (7.7%) were IgM-negative, while only 1 (0.95%) individual was IgM-positive among people without a tick bite history. In addition, 15 (23.1%) people with a history of tick bite, and 70 (66.7%) control individuals were identified in the grey zone. Conclusions: Lyme disease should be taken into … |
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| Borrelia burgdorferi | Lyme disease | Tick-borne diseases |
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| Web of Science | 2 |
| Scopus | 2 |
| Google Scholar | 2 |