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Seropositivity of Lyme Borreliosis and Associated Risk Factors: A Population-Based Study in Children and Adolescents in Germany (KiGGS)

BACKGROUND: Lyme borreliosis (LB) caused by spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex is the most common tick-borne disease in the northern hemisphere. Data on the distribution and on risk factors in Germany are sketchy. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Blood samples of a nationwide...

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Autores principales: Dehnert, Manuel, Fingerle, Volker, Klier, Christiane, Talaska, Thomas, Schlaud, Martin, Krause, Gérard, Wilking, Hendrik, Poggensee, Gabriele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22905101
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041321