Lyme borreliosis, Po River Valley, Italy.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Pistone D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3298309 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature