Negative incidence of Lyme disease-related Borrelia spp. in Alishan, Taiwan

T Masuzawa; M J Pan; Q Yu; T Kadosaka; Y Imai; Y Yanagihara

doi:10.1111/j.1348-0421.2001.tb02635.x

Negative incidence of Lyme disease-related Borrelia spp. in Alishan, Taiwan

Microbiol Immunol. 2001;45(5):387-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2001.tb02635.x.

Authors

T Masuzawa¹, M J Pan, Q Yu, T Kadosaka, Y Imai, Y Yanagihara

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan. masuzawa@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp

PMID: 11471827
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2001.tb02635.x

Abstract

To investigate the prevalence of Lyme disease-related Borrelia species, wild rodents were captured around Yushan National Park and Alishan Forest Recreation Area Park in Taiwan 2,000 to 3,000 meters above sea level. Borrelia was not isolated from 67 small mammals of 7 species. Sera from rodents showed no positive reactivity against whole cell antigens of B. garinii, B. afzelii or B. valaisiana by ELISA. These results suggested that Lyme disease is not endemic to the Alishan area.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Wild
Borrelia / isolation & purification*
Endemic Diseases
Lyme Disease / epidemiology*
Lyme Disease / veterinary
Prevalence
Rodentia / microbiology*
Taiwan / epidemiology