Seroprevalence of Lyme Borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis in workers at risk, in eastern France

• Published in: Médecine et maladies infectieuses Vol. 38; no. 10; p. 533
• Main Authors: Thorin, C, Rigaud, E, Capek, I, André-Fontaine, G, Oster, B, Gastinger, G, Abadia, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: France 01.10.2008
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial - blood; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Arachnid Vectors - microbiology; Arachnid Vectors - virology; Bites and Stings - epidemiology; Bites and Stings - microbiology; Bites and Stings - virology; Borrelia burgdorferi - immunology; Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne - immunology; Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - epidemiology; Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - prevention & control; Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - transmission; Female; Forestry; France - epidemiology; Humans; Lyme Disease - epidemiology; Lyme Disease - prevention & control; Lyme Disease - transmission; Male; Middle Aged; Occupational Diseases - epidemiology; Occupational Diseases - prevention & control; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Ticks - microbiology; Ticks - virology; Young Adult; France

The aim of this article was to assess the seroprevalence of Lyme Borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) among occupationally exposed forest workers. Workers exposed to tick bites in Eastern France were interviewed by occupational health physicians of the mutualité sociale agricole (MSA) on th...