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Foci of tick-borne diseases in southwest Germany.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Jun 2002
Oehme Rainer, Hartelt Kathrin, Backe Hannelore, Brockmann Stefan, Kimmig Peter
Abstract excerpt
Presently known tick-borne diseases in Germany include Lyme borreliosis, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE-virus, western subtype), Q-fever, babesiosis and presumably ehrlichiosis. Blood samples of 4,368 forestry workers in the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W), southwestern Germany, were tested for the presence of antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, TBE-virus and Ehrlichia spp. (genogroup E....
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