title: Antibody testing and Lyme disease risk.
abstract: Lyme disease test results for >9,000 dogs were collected from participating veterinary clinics. Testing was conducted by using the IDEXX 3Dx kit, used widely by Maine veterinarians to screen clinically normal dogs during heartworm season. This study demonstrates how this test can be a valuable public health disease surveillance tool.
authors.affiliation: Vector-borne Disease Laboratory, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, South Portland, Maine 04106, USA. estone1@maine.rr.com
authors.forename: Elizabeth G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Eleanor H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lacombe
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Rand
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008281:Maine / Q000453:epidemiology; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic