PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI IN FORESTRY WORKERS OF ILE-DE-FRANCE, FRANCE

Authors
ZHIOUA E RODHAIN F BINET P PEREZEID C
Citation
E. Zhioua et al., PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI IN FORESTRY WORKERS OF ILE-DE-FRANCE, FRANCE, European journal of epidemiology, 13(8), 1997, pp. 959-962
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
European journal of epidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03932990
Volume
13
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
959 - 962
Database
ISI
SICI code
0393-2990(1997)13:8<959:POATBI>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A cross-sectional sero-epidemiological study was conducted on forestry workers, a high risk population for Lyme borreliosis. The prevalence of seropositive forestry workers (indirect immune fluorescence assay) is 15.2% (n = 211). Almost 70% of participants reported a history of t ick bite. Among districts, high seroprevalences were observed in Fonta inebleau and Rambouillet; two sites of high risk for Lyme borreliosis. However, clinical prevalence of the disease is very low. During the i nvestigation no active Lyme borreliosis was observed. Thus, asymptomat ic infection predominates.