Medical Safety & Global Health
Open Access
ISSN: 2574-0407
ISSN: 2574-0407
Revich B
Serbia
Research Article
Seroprevalence of Tick-borne Diseases in the Population of the European North of Russia
Author(s): Tokarevich N, Stoyanova N, Gnativ B, Kazakovtsev S, Blinova O and Revich BTokarevich N, Stoyanova N, Gnativ B, Kazakovtsev S, Blinova O and Revich B
Objective: The uptrend in the incidence of Tick-borne Diseases (TBD) is a new challenge for public health in many countries, especially those in the Arctic zone. The objective of our study was to assess the TBD seroprevalence in the population of Komi Republic (KR) located in the northeast of European Russia.
Materials and methods: Blood serum was sampled from 343 (183 men, 160 women) healthy donors aged 20-70 and tested with Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA).
Results: IgG antibodies to TBD pathogens were detected in 66 (19.2%) samples: 47 (13.7%) samples contained antibodies to TBE virus, 18 (5.3%) those to Borrelia, and 5 (1.5%) those to Anaplasma phagocytophilum, 4 samples contained antibodies to TBE mixed with those to another TBD. The results were compared with those of an earlier serological survey and sh.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2574-0407.1000132