Seroepidemiology of Emerging Tickborne Infectious Diseases in a Northern California Community

A seroprevalence and risk factor study of emerging tickborne infectious diseases (Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, and babesiosis) was conducted among 230 residents of a semirural community in Sonoma County, California. Over 50% of residents reported finding a tick on themselves in the preceding 12 month...

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Published in:	The Journal of infectious diseases 1997-06, Vol.175 (6), p.1432-1439
Main Authors:	Fritz, Curtis L., Kjemtrup, Anne M., Conrad, Patricia A., Flores, George R., Campbell, Grant L., Schriefer, Martin E., Gallo, Dana, Vugia, Duc J.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Animals Antibodies Antibodies, Bacterial - blood Antibodies, Protozoan - blood Antigens Babesia - immunology Babesiosis Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Borrelia burgdorferi Group - immunology Borrelia infections California - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Community power Ehrlichia - immunology Ehrlichiosis Epidemiology Female General aspects Human bacterial diseases Humans Infections Infectious diseases Lyme disease Major Articles Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Parasitic diseases Preventive medicine Retirement communities Risk Factors Rural Population Seroepidemiologic Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Tick-Borne Diseases - epidemiology Tick-Borne Diseases - immunology Ticks Tropical bacterial diseases
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