title: Prevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in European bison (bison bonasus) from Białowieza Primeval Forest.
abstract: To estimate the prevalence of antibodies to borrelia burgdorferi in European bison from Białowieza Primeval Forest, a total of 79 serum samples were collected from April 1989 until December 1994. Specific antibodies to B. burgdorferi antigen were assayed using inhibition ELISA. Borrelia antibodies were possibly present in 16.4% of examined bisons (inhibition between 20 and 30%). However, higher level of antibodies, over 30% of inhibition, was found only in two animals: no. 382 and no. 273 (2.5% from 79). European bison may be a host for B. burgdorferi and this may have implications for epidemiology of Lyme borreliosis in the areas were bisons and ixodes ricinus coexist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Warsaw University.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siński
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rijpkema
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D016164:Bison / Q000382:microbiology*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial