Seroprevalence of tick-borne infections in forestry rangers from northeastern Italy
Seroprevalence of tick-borne infections in forestry rangers from northeastern Italy
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01026.x
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发表时间：
2004-12-01
影响因子：
14.2
通讯作者：
Luzzati, R
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作者：
Cinco, M;Barbone, F;Luzzati, R
本研究的目的是评估意大利东北部弗留利-威尼斯-朱利亚地区护林员伯氏疏螺旋体、嗜吞噬无形体和蜱传脑炎（TBE）病毒抗体的血清阳性率及其危险因素。对181名护林员的血清进行了TBE、莱姆病和埃利希体病两级血清学检测。通过问卷调查收集工作地点、居住地、蜱叮咬次数、户外休闲活动等危险因素信息。TBE病毒阳性率为0.6%，莱姆病阳性率为23.2%，埃利希体病阳性率为0.6%。经Western blot测定，莱姆病阳性与在山麓工作、在该地区东北部从事园艺工作以及每年有蜱虫叮咬史有关。通过Western blot阳性或临床病史来确定莱姆病的危险因素是相似的。
The aim of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocitophilum and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus, and risk factors, in forestry rangers from the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region in northeastern Italy. Sera from 181 forestry rangers were examined with two-tiered serological tests for TBE, Lyme borreliosis and ehrlichiosis. Information about risk factors such as job location, residence, number of tick bites and outdoor leisure activities was collected with a questionnaire. Seropositivity was 0.6% for TBE virus, 23.2% for Lyme borreliosis and 0.6% for ehrlichiosis. Lyme borreliosis positivity, as determined by Western blot, was associated with working in the foothills, with gardening in the northeastern part of the region, and with a history of yearly tick bites. Risk factors were similar when a case of Lyme borreliosis was defined either by Western blot positivity or by clinical history.