期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2000
卷号：7
期号：02
页码：79-79–83
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Three rodent species: Clethrionomys glareolus, Apodemus flavicollis and
Microtus arvalis from Mazury Lakes District of Poland were examined for antibodies to
Borrelia burgdorferi by enzyme-labelled protein G assay (ELGA). C. glareolus had an
exceptionally high prevalence of B. burgdorferi antibodies - 58%, but A. flavicollis and
M. arvalis also showed significant prevalence of 16.6% and 10.5%, respectively. The
ELGA method is highly specific with good reproducibility. Nevertheless, some
differences of sensitivity of assessed samples were season dependent. However, high
seroprevalence did not coincide with infestation rates of examined rodents by I. ricinus
ticks. The results indicated that in Mazury Lakes District, naturally infected rodents
play an important role as an animal reservoir host for B. burgdorferi, and these animals
may increase the risk of human infections in some habitats used as recreation areas.
Also, this study shows that ELGA method based on the affinity of protein G for IgG of
wild animals may be widely used to determine the competent zoonotic reservoir of B.
burgdorferi.
