Risk of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in western Switzerland following a tick bite
Author(s)
Nahimana, I
Blanc, D S
Praz, G
Francioli, P
Date issued
2004
In
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Vol
8
No
23
From page
603
To page
608
Subjects
LYME-BORRELIOSIS SENSU-LATO FORESTRY WORKERS DISEASE POPULATION SERODIAGNOSIS PREVENTION PREVALENCE VECTOR
Abstract
The aim of this study was to define the risk of developing Lyme borreliosis after a tick bite. A survey was conducted from 1993 to 1995 in the western part of Switzerland in a group of patients who presented for treatment of a recent tick bite. Only patients with negative serological tests (enzyme-linked fluorescent assay screening test, and IgG and IgM immunoblots) at the first consultation and for whom a second blood sample was available 2 months later were included in the study. Of the 376 patients included, 266 had no clinical manifestation (group 1) and 110 had a small local cutaneous reaction (
Publication type
journal article