Seroprevalence survey of equine Lyme borreliosis in France and in sub-Saharan Africa.
A precise assessment of the epidemiological extent of equine Lyme disease is not well established in metropolitan France, French Guiana, and Africa (Chad, Djibouti, Ivory Coast, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of Congo). Blood samples were obtained from 570 horses. The samples were tested for Borrelia burgdorferi infection by a commercial ELISA Dot-Blot method (SNAP 4 Dx; IDEXX S. Laboratory). Lyme disease antibodies were only detected in metropolitan France, specifically in the eastern and center-western regions (48% and 31%). The geographical distribution of the disease follows the distribution of the vector.
Maurizi
Laurent
L
Service vétérinaire du Régiment de cavalerie de la Garde Républicaine, Paris, France.
Marié
Jean-Lou
JL
Aoun
Olivier
O
Courtin
Céline
C
Gorsane
Slim
S
Chal
Daniel
D
Davoust
Bernard
B
D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D005616:French Guiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies