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Borreliosis risk after tick bite in north-eastern Italy.

Milanese, R; Marin, M; Antonini-Canterin, A; Crovatto, M; Modolo, M L; Scian, I; Cilia, A M; Santini, G F.

Microbiologica ; 14(3): 257-9, 1991 Jul.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1921746

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Lyme Borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete transmitted to man by a tick bite. The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of tick bites for the diagnosis of Borreliosis in a sample of 266 subjects residing in an endemic area of north-eastern Italy. In the serological diagnosis of Borreliosis, positive and negative predictive values of tick bites were found to be 24% and 88% respectively.

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Arachnid Vectors/microbiology , Bites and Stings/complications , Lyme Disease/transmission , Ticks/microbiology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Animals , Antibodies, Bacterial/blood , Borrelia burgdorferi Group/immunology , Borrelia burgdorferi Group/isolation & purification , Child , Female , Humans , Italy , Lyme Disease/etiology , Male , Middle Aged , Predictive Value of Tests , Risk Factors

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