Determination of Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi IgG in Adult Population Living in Trabzon

CORA M., KAKLIKKAYA N., TOPBAŞ M., ÇAN G., Yavuzyılmaz A., TOSUN İ., ...More

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.34, no.1, pp.47-52, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2015.0478
  • Journal Name: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.47-52
  • Keywords: Lyme borreliosis, seroprevalence, tick, ELISA, western blot, SENSU-LATO, LYME-DISEASE, FORESTRY WORKERS, ANTIBODIES, INFECTION, PROVINCES, AREA, RISK
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Lyme borreliosis is a tick-borne, multi-systemic infectious disease that is thought to be wide spread in Turkey even though studies on its seroprevalence are limited.