Prevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) in Spain.
Ungulates are involved in the epidemiology of Borreliosis as maintenance hosts for vector tick species. We evaluated the prevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in two different populations of southern chamois in Spain. Forty-six sera (40.4%) were positive at titres >/=1 : 64 using an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFAT).
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Parasitología y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Departamento Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain. ana.ortuno@uab.es
Castellà
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Marco
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Ruiz
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Lavín
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D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology; D001899:Borrelia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology*; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D006041:Goats / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial