Detection of antibodies to tick salivary antigens among patients from a region of Spain

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-83

  Nebreda Mayoral, Teresa ^a   Merino, F J ^b   Serrano, J L ^c   Fernandez Soto P ^d   Encinas, A ^d   Perez Sanchez R ^e  

^a Hospital de Alcañiz Alcañiz   (Spain)

^b Hospital General del Insalud Soria   (Spain)

^c Health and Social Welfare Service   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Spotted fever group rickettsiae; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; TICK SALIVARY ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IXODES RICINUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIOSIS; SERUM; SPAIN; TICK; TICK BITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BITES AND STINGS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECT VECTORS; IXODES; MALE; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA; SPAIN; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

EID: 1342302694     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000013252.97826.10     Document Type: Article

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