Lyme Borreliosis, Po River Valley, Italy

Lyme Borreliosis, Po River Valley, Italy

We aimed to determine the presence of Ixodes ricinus ticks in heavily populated areas of the Po River Valley after report of a Lyme disease case. Eighteen percent of ticks examined from 3 locations were positive for Lyme disease borreliae. Lyme disease was diagnosed for 3 workers at risk for tick bi...

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Main Authors: Dario Pistone, Massimo Pajoro, Massimo Fabbi, Nadia Vicari, Piero Marone, Claudio Genchi, Stefano Novati, Davide Sassera, Sara Epis, Claudio Bandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Borrelia afzelii
Borrelia lusitaniae
suburban areas
Italy
ticks
vector-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/8/10-0152_article

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