Open AccessLow risk of developing Borrelia burgdorferi infection in the south-east of Sweden after being bitten by a Borrelia burgdorferi-infected tick
Author(s) -
Linda Fryland,
Peter Wilhelmsson,
PerEric Lindgren,
Dag Nyman,
Christina Ekerfelt,
Pia Forsberg
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.10.006
Subject(s) - borrelia burgdorferi , seroconversion , tick , lyme disease , borrelia , medicine , virology , asymptomatic , tick borne disease , immunology , antibody , veterinary medicine , biology
The risk of developing Lyme borreliosis (LB) from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bb)-infected ticks in Sweden is largely unknown. In the current study, we investigated the prevalence of Bb in ticks that had bitten humans and the risk of developing LB from Bb-infected ticks.
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