Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among Adults, Germany, 2008–2011

To assess Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (the cause of Lyme borreliosis) seropositivity in Germany, we tested serum samples from health survey (2008–2011) participants. Seroprevalence was 5.8% among women and 13.0% among men; infection risk was highest among persons >60 years of age. Public heal...

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Autores principales: Wilking, Hendrik, Fingerle, Volker, Klier, Christiane, Thamm, Michael, Stark, Klaus
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25531140
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2101.140009
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description To assess Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (the cause of Lyme borreliosis) seropositivity in Germany, we tested serum samples from health survey (2008–2011) participants. Seroprevalence was 5.8% among women and 13.0% among men; infection risk was highest among persons >60 years of age. Public health interventions, including education about risk factors and preventive measures, are needed.
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spelling pubmed-42852542015-01-12 Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among Adults, Germany, 2008–2011 Wilking, Hendrik Fingerle, Volker Klier, Christiane Thamm, Michael Stark, Klaus Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch To assess Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (the cause of Lyme borreliosis) seropositivity in Germany, we tested serum samples from health survey (2008–2011) participants. Seroprevalence was 5.8% among women and 13.0% among men; infection risk was highest among persons >60 years of age. Public health interventions, including education about risk factors and preventive measures, are needed. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4285254/ /pubmed/25531140 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2101.140009 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Wilking, Hendrik
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Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among Adults, Germany, 2008–2011
title Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among Adults, Germany, 2008–2011
title_full Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among Adults, Germany, 2008–2011
title_fullStr Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among Adults, Germany, 2008–2011
title_full_unstemmed Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among Adults, Germany, 2008–2011
title_short Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among Adults, Germany, 2008–2011
title_sort antibodies against borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among adults, germany, 2008–2011
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285254/
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