We aimed to determine the presence of Ixodes ricinus ticks 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.

Lyme borreliosis, Po river valley, Italy / D. Pistone, M. Pajoro, M. Fabbi, N. Vicari, P. Marone, C. Genchi, S. Novati, D. Sassera, S. Epis, C. Bandi. - In: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1080-6040. - 16:8(2010 Aug), pp. 1289-1291.

Lyme borreliosis, Po river valley, Italy

D. Pistone;M. Pajoro;C. Genchi;D. Sassera;S. Epis;C. Bandi
2010

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We aimed to determine the presence of Ixodes ricinus ticks 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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