Lyme Borreliosis, Po River Valley, Italy

Abstract

We aimed to determine the presence of Ixodes ricinus ticks in heavily populated areas of the Po River Valley after report of a Lyme disease case. Eighteen percent of ticks examined from 3 locations were positive for Lyme disease borreliae. Lyme disease was diagnosed for 3 workers at risk for tick bite.

Keywords

• Borrelia afzelii
• Borrelia lusitaniae
• suburban areas
• Italy
• ticks
• vector-borne infections