Anti-Borrelia antibodies in rodents: important hosts in ecology of Lyme disease

• Autorzy: Stefancikova A. , Bhide M. , Pet'ko B. , Stanko M. , Mosansky L. , Fricova J. , Derdakova M. , Travnicek M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Data presented in this study focuses on the presence of anti-Borrelia antibodies in small mammals from Eastern Slovakia during 2000-2003. The total seropositivity observed was 18.78% in rodents. Amongst all species, the total seroprevalence in Apodemus flavicolis was the highest (20.87%), followed by Apodemus agrarius (19.58%) and Clethrionomys glareolus (11.11%). However, the prevalence in Apodemus flavicolis during the year 2000-2001 was higher (26.72%), which reduced to 10.60% in 2002-2003. To compare the year range of seroprevalence in other small mammals was not feasible due to the small sample number. Area-wise distribution of anti-Borrelia antibodies was even (18.75% to 20%) in this study, except in the Boťany province (0%). This confirms the equal distribution of Borrelia spirochetes in the other 3 localities. Prevalence of anti-Borrelia antibodies during summer was significantly higher than during autumn and early spring. The overall study also reviews the importance of small mammals in Lyme disease ecology.

Słowa kluczowe

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ecology; Lyme disease; ELISA test; Borrelia burgdorferi; borreliosis; rodent; host; antibody

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: 11
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.209-213,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

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Stefancikova A.

• Slovak Academy of Science, Hlinkova 3, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia

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Bhide M.

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Pet'ko B.

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Stanko M.

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Mosansky L.

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Fricova J.

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Derdakova M.

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Travnicek M.

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