Prevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia parkeri and Borrelia turicatae in human settlements of the Cordillera Province, Bolivia

A seroepidemiological study to determine the prevalence of human Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne relapsing fever was carried out in three communities (Camiri, Boyuibe and Gutierrez) of the Cordillera Province, Santa Cruz Department, south-eastern Bolivia. Anti-B. burgdorferi, anti-B. turicatae and a...

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Published inJournal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 97; no. 1; p. 13
Main Authors Ciceroni, L, Bartoloni, A, Guglielmetti, P, Paradisi, F, Barahona, H G, Roselli, M, Ciarrocchi, S, Cacciapuoti, B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.02.1994
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Bolivia - epidemiology
Borrelia - immunology
Borrelia burgdorferi Group - immunology
Borrelia Infections - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross Reactions
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Humans
Infant
Lyme Disease - epidemiology
Male
Prevalence
Sex Factors
Species Specificity
Bolivia
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Summary:A seroepidemiological study to determine the prevalence of human Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne relapsing fever was carried out in three communities (Camiri, Boyuibe and Gutierrez) of the Cordillera Province, Santa Cruz Department, south-eastern Bolivia. Anti-B. burgdorferi, anti-B. turicatae and anti-B. parkeri antibodies, tested by the indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA), were detected in 10.8, 16.1 and 8.2% of the serum samples tested, and confirmed by IFA-ABS in 1.3, 1.3 and 1.0%, respectively. This is the first report of the presence of Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne relapsing fever in Bolivia. For Lyme borreliosis these findings represent a further datum to support its existence in South America.
ISSN:0022-5304