title: Seroprevalence of tick-borne Lyme borreliosis in a defined population in Estonia.
abstract: Sera from 200 randomly selected individuals living in Karksi Nuia, south Estonia, near an area endemic for tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme borreliosis (LB), were tested for antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi. Antibodies were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 6 individuals (3%; 95% CI: 1-5%), who were middle-aged, asymptomatic anti-nuclear and anti-smooth muscle antibody negative. Our data show that there is low seroprevalence rate of antibodies to B. burgdorferi in an unselected south Estonian population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of General and Molecular Pathology, University of Tartu, Estonia.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Prükk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kisand
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salur
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Metsküla
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uibo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004957:Estonia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012494:Sampling Studies; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan