Sero-epidemiological study of Lyme disease among high-risk population groups in eastern Slovakia

Autor: Kvetoslava Rimárová, Eva Mattová, Erik Dorko, Ľubica Zákutná
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
Předmět:
Male
Cross-sectional study
Lyme disease
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Epidemiology
Prevalence
Young adult
Waste Management and Disposal
lcsh:Environmental sciences
lcsh:GE1-350
education.field_of_study
Farmers
biology
seroprevalence
Age Factors
Forestry
Middle Aged
Antibodies
Bacterial
Police
Occupational Diseases
Female
ELISA
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Slovakia
Exposed Population
Population
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
exposed groups
lcsh:Agriculture
Young Adult
Occupational Exposure
medicine
Seroprevalence
Humans
Borrelia burgdorferi
education
Ecology
Evolution
Behavior and Systematics
Aged
business.industry
Borrelia
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
lcsh:S
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Cross-Sectional Studies
Immunoglobulin G
business
Demography
Zdroj: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Vol 22, Iss 4, Pp 632-636 (2015)
ISSN: 1898-2263
1232-1966
Popis: UNLABELLED IIntroduction and objective. The aim of the presented cross-sectional sero-epidemiological study was to determine the current presence of antibodies against B. burgdorferi s.l. in the high-risk groups of the Slovak population, and to identify potential risk factors to LB infections. MATERIALS AND METHOD A group of 277 agricultural and forestry workers - persons with frequent stay in the countryside and employees of State Border and Customs Police - from years 2011-2012 in the Eastern Slovakia were examined in order to assess the seroprevalence of anti-Borrelia antibodies. Sera were screened by commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The study subjects completed a questionnaires with general demographic, epidemiological and clinical data. The results were evaluated statistically. RESULTS A 25.3% presence of positive and 8.7% presence of borderline IgG antibodies was detected in all investigated groups. The seroprevalence of B. burgdorferi s.l. was significantly higher (P
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