Prevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in humans from a Cuban village
Braz. j. infect. dis
;
16(1): 82-85, Jan.-Feb. 2012. ilus
Article
Dans Anglais
| LILACS
| ID: lil-614556
ABSTRACT
Lyme disease has not been officially reported in Cuba. However, clinical cases have been serologically reported. Seroprevalence survey of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto antibodies in humans in the country has not been conducted. OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the prevalence of borrelial antibodies in inhabitants of a village with historically high level of tick infestation.METHODS:
Serum specimens from 247 persons randomly selected from the population of the village were examined by IgG Western blot using B31 strain for estimating the prevalence of antibodies profile.RESULTS:
A seroprevalence value interval (95 percent CI) of 0.6 percent-7.2 percent was estimated for the studied population. The prevalent borrelial protein bands on immunoblots were 41, 72, 90/93, 34, 47, 60, 58, 56, 65/66 and 31 kDa in a decreasing order of significance.CONCLUSION:
These results support the previous serological findings, suggesting the presence of this borreliosis in Cuba.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Immunoglobuline G
/
Maladie de Lyme
/
Borrelia burgdorferi
/
Anticorps antibactériens
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
/
Étude de prévalence
/
Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Caraïbes
/
Cuba
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Thème du journal:
Maladies transmissibles
Année:
2012
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Cuba
/
Suisse
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
ADMed/CH
/
Medical Assistant Centre of Sierra del Rosario/CU
/
Tropical Medicine Institute Pedro Kourí/CU
Documents relatifs à ce sujet
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS