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Negative Incidence of Lyme Disease‐Related Borrelia Spp. in Alishan, Taiwan
Author(s) -
Masuzawa Toshiyuki,
Pan Mingjeng,
Yu Qin,
Kadosaka Teruki,
Imai Yasuyuki,
Yanagihara Yasutake
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2001.tb02635.x
Subject(s) - lyme disease , borrelia garinii , borrelia afzelii , biology , borrelia , borrelia burgdorferi , lyme , lyme borreliosis , virology , antibody , immunology
To investigate the prevalence of Lyme disease‐related Borrelia species, wild rodents were captured around Yushan National Park and Alishan Forest Recreation Area Park in Taiwan 2,000 to 3,000 meters above sea level. Borrelia was not isolated from 67 small mammals of 7 species. Sera from rodents showed no positive reactivity against whole cell antigens of B. garinii, B. afzelii or B. valaisiana by ELISA. These results suggested that Lyme disease is not endemic to the Alishan area.