Lyme borreliosis incidence in two French departments: Correlation with infection of Ixodes ricinus ticks by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 507-517

  Beytout, J ^a   George, J C ^a   Malaval, J ^a   Garnier, M ^b   Beytout, M ^a   Baranton, G ^b   Ferquel, E ^b   Postic, D ^b  

^a Department of Infectious Diseases ^*  (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

B. burgdorferi sl; Density; France; Ixodes ricinus; Lyme borreliosis incidence; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAPLASMA; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; IXODES RICINUS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NYMPH; POPULATION DENSITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA;

EID: 37549009076     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2006.0633     Document Type: Article

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