Very low seroprevalence of Lyme borreliosis in young Greek males

Authors
Stamouli, M Totos, G Braun, HB Michel, G Gizaris, V
Citation
M. Stamouli et al., Very low seroprevalence of Lyme borreliosis in young Greek males, EUR J EPID, 16(5), 2000, pp. 495-496
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
ISSN journal
03932990 → ACNP
Volume
16
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
495 - 496
Database
ISI
SICI code
0393-2990(200005)16:5<495:VLSOLB>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We studied the prevalence of anti-Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in a samp le of 1100 Greek male Navy recruits. Thirty-six (3.27%) subjects were found IgG positive by an enzyme immunoassay. Only three of the positive subjects (0.27%) were reactive by an IgG Western Blot. The seroprevalence of Lyme d isease is very low in the Greek young male adult population.