Antibody testing and Lyme disease risk.
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.
Stone
Elizabeth G
EG
Vector-borne Disease Laboratory, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, South Portland, Maine 04106, USA. estone1@maine.rr.com
Lacombe
Eleanor H
EH
Rand
Peter W
PW
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
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic