caa a22 4500 477071384 CHVBK 20180405111426.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01690092 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01690092 Seroprevalence of lyme borreliosis in forestry workers from Brandenburg, Germany [Elektronische Daten] [P. Rath, B. Ibershoff, A. Mohnhaupt, J. Albig, B. Eljaschewitsch, D. Jürgens, I. Horbach, F. Fehrenbach] In 1992 blood samples were taken from 630 forestry workers in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, and an inquiry about tick bites and possible symptoms of Lyme borreliosis carried out in order to determine the seroprevalence of the disease. To estimate the rate of seroconversion within six months, 406 of the individuals were investigated a second time. IgG and IgM antibodies againstBorrelia burgdorferi were detected in serum using an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and an immunoblot assay (IBA). Fifty-three percent of the forestry workers reported suffering a tick bite, 8% of whom recalled an erythema after the bite. Positive results were found more frequently in the forestry workers than in a control group of 200 healthy blood donors in both the IgG-IFA (8% vs. 4%, p<0.05) and the IgG-IBA (18% vs. 5%, p<0.05). The detection of IgG antibodies correlated with a tick bite and erythema history. There was a tendency of lower seropositivity by the IgG-IBA in individuals who treated the ticks before removal with chemicals or other agents compared to those without such treatment (16.8% vs. 23.9%, 0.05 >p<0.1). Likewise, there was a tendency of lower seropositivity by the IgG-IFA in individuals being treated with antibiotics for other reasons compared to untreated individuals (3.15% vs. 8.9%, p<0.05), although the two groups did not differ in the IgG-IBA (13.8% vs. 18.5%, p>0.1). The rate of seroconversion within six months ranged from 5 to 7%. It is concluded that forestry workers in Brandenburg, Germany, are at risk for infection withBorrelia burgdorferi, but clinical signs of infection are rare. Springer-Verlag, 1996 Rath P. Abteilung für Mikrobiologie, Universitätsklinikum Rudolf Virchow, Freie Universität Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13344, Berlin, Germany aut Ibershoff B. Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13352, Berlin, Germany aut Mohnhaupt A. Forschungs-EDV, Universitätsklinikum Rudolf Virchow, Spandauer Damm 130, 14050, Berlin, Germany aut Albig J. Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13352, Berlin, Germany aut Eljaschewitsch B. Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13352, Berlin, Germany aut Jürgens D. Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13352, Berlin, Germany aut Horbach I. Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13352, Berlin, Germany aut Fehrenbach F. Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13352, Berlin, Germany aut European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Springer-Verlag 15/5(1996-05-01), 372-377 0934-9723 15:5<372 1996 15 10096 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01690092 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01690092 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rath P. Abteilung für Mikrobiologie, Universitätsklinikum Rudolf Virchow, Freie Universität Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13344, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ibershoff B. Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13352, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mohnhaupt A. Forschungs-EDV, Universitätsklinikum Rudolf Virchow, Spandauer Damm 130, 14050, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Albig J. Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13352, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Eljaschewitsch B. Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13352, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jürgens D. Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13352, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Horbach I. Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13352, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fehrenbach F. Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13352, Berlin, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Springer-Verlag 15/5(1996-05-01), 372-377 0934-9723 15:5<372 1996 15 10096 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer