Seroepidemiological investigation of lyme disease and Human granulocytic anaplasmosis among people living in forest areas of eight provinces in China

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 185-189

  Hao, Qin ^a   Geng, Zhen ^a   Hou, Xue Xia ^a   Tian, Zhen ^b   Yang, Xiu Jun ^c   Jiang, Wei Jia ^d   Shi, Yan ^e   Zhan, Zhi Fei ^f   Li, Guo Hua ^g   Yu, De Shan ^h   Wang, Hua Yong ⁱ   Xu, Jian Guo ^a   Wan, Kang Lin ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Henan Oil Company   (China)

^c Jilin Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d Guizhou Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^e Qinghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^f Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^g Shanxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^h Gansu Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

ⁱ Key Laboratory of Chemical Safety and Health   (China)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Borrelia burgdorferi; Co infection; Residents of forest areas

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHILD; CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED INFECTION; PATHOGENICITY; RESIDENTS OF FOREST AREAS; TICK BORNE DISEASE; TREE;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CO-INFECTION; RESIDENTS OF FOREST AREAS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHILD; CHINA; COINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TREES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878747800     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3967/0895-3988.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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