[Lyme disease in Cuba? Report of possible cases].
Two possible cases of Lyme disease, which has not been reported in Cuba, but whose existence has been suspected for some years, are reported. These cases that were bitten by ticks and presented signs and symptoms compatible with this disease, according to literature, were serologically confirmed by different laboratory techniques (indirect immunofluorescence, ELISA and Western Blotting). The results suggest the presence of this borreliosis in Cuba.
Rodríguez
Islay
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Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kourí", Autopista Novia del Mediodía, km 6 1/2, La Lisa, Apartado Postal 601, Marianao 13, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba. ciipk@ipk.sld.cu
Pedroso
Rodobaldo
R
Fernández
Carmen
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Cinco
Marina
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Fuentes
Omar
O
D000328:Adult; D003462:Cuba; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male