Serologic evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infections in patients with a history of tick bite in central Slovakia.

Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
Elena KocianováGerold Stanek

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the risks of human anaplasmosis in an area of central Slovakia endemic for Lyme borreliosis. The circulation of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in ticks and wild animals has been observed in natural foci in this area for several years. Samples of human sera from patients with Lyme borreliosis and persons with a history of recent tick bite and clinical symptoms indicating Lyme borreliosis were collected in central Slovakia. A total of 76 human sera were analyzed using an indirect HGE IgG immunofluorescent assay kit. IgG antibodies against A. phagocytophilum were found in 19 (25%) sera (15 female, 4 male patients). A. phagocytophilum infection was serologically confirmed in one (3.8%) child, 12 (38.7%) persons aged 22-56 and six (31.6%) persons older than 56. A statistically significant difference in seroprevalence (P < 0.01) was observed between children (3.8%, 1/26) and adults (36%, 18/50). Antibodies against A. phagocytophilum were detected in seven patients with clinically diagnosed Lyme borreliosis and in another seven individuals with assessed antiborrelia antibodies. IgG antibodies against A. phagocytophilum were detected in five persons seronegative for borrelia. The most frequent clinical...Continue Reading

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