Lyme Borreliosis, Po River Valley, Italy

Pistone, Dario; Pajoro, Massimo; Fabbi, Massimo; Vicari, Nadia; Marone, Piero; Genchi, Claudio; Novati, Stefano; Sassera, Davide; Epis, Sara; Bandi, Claudio

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Lyme Borreliosis, Po River Valley, Italy

Published Date:

Aug 2010

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 16(8):1289-1291.

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Pistone, Dario ; Pajoro, Massimo ; Fabbi, Massimo ; Vicari, Nadia ; Marone, Piero ; ... More ▼

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We aimed to determine the presence of Ixodes ricinusticks in heavily populated areas of the Po River Valley after report of a Lyme disease case. Eighteen percent of ticks examined from 3 locations were positive for Lyme disease borreliae. Lyme disease was diagnosed for 3 workers at risk for tick bite.

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