Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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Horses as a Potential Reservoir of Lyme Borreliosis in Jeju-do, Korea

  • Bae, Jong-Myon (Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2018.03.29
  • Accepted : 2018.06.07
  • Published : 2018.07.31
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Abstract

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in North America, and it was designated as a national notifiable infectious disease in Korea in December 2010. While no cases in Jeju-do were recorded from 2012 to 2016, a recent survey reported that the seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays in horses in Jeju-do was 19.0% (95% confidence interval, 12.0 to 28.3%). This fact suggests that horses may be a potential reservoir of LB in Jeju-do and that individuals in close contact with horses may be a high-risk group. Thus, a serological study in this high-risk group is urgently needed.

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