Seroprevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in a population of horses in central Texas.
Four hundred sixty-nine serum samples were obtained from horses admitted to the internal medicine service of the Texas Veterinary Medical Center between Jan 1 and Dec 31, 1990. Serum samples were tested by ELISA for antibody to Borrelia burgdorferi. Of these 469 samples, 1 (0.2%) was repeatedly seropositive for the organism by ELISA. Confirmatory testing by protein immunoblot was negative. The observed seroprevalence was 0%; the upper bound of the 95% confidence interval was 0.6%. These findings indicate the evidence of infection with B burgdorferi is presently uncommon in horses in central Texas.
Cohen
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Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843.
Heck
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Heim
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Flad
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Bosler
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Cohen
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D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial