| Literature DB >> 28648773 |
V G Dedkov1, E G Simonova2, O V Beshlebova3, M V Safonova4, O A Stukolova4, E V Verigina5, G V Savinov4, I P Karaseva4, E A Blinova4, V M Granitov3, I V Arsenjeva3, G A Shipulin4.
Abstract
This article presents the results of a comprehensive survey of the burden of tick-borne infectious diseases (TBIDs) in the Altai region of Russia. Official data for TBID incidence were analyzed and 201 samples from patients with suspected TBID were studied. Furthermore, questing ticks and ticks recovered from humans were examined to estimate prevalence of TBID-causative agents. The Altai region was determined to have a heightened risk for TBIDs in Russia. The most epidemiologically significant tick-borne illness in this area is spotted fever group rickettsiosis, while nationally in Russia, the leading TBID is Lyme borreliosis. The prevalence of mixed infection was 12.4% among the studied cases. Additionally, the prevalence of poorly studied pathogens - Kemerovo virus (KEMV) and Rickettsia tarasevichiae - in ticks from the Altai region was determined.Entities:
Keywords: Altai region; Granulocytic anaplasmosis; Lyme borreliosis; Monocytic ehrlichiosis; North Asian tick typhus; Spotted fever group rickettsia; Tick-borne infectious diseases; Tick-borne rickettsiosis
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28648773 DOI： 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.06.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ticks Tick Borne Dis ISSN： 1877-959X Impact factor: 3.744