TY - JOUR AU - Wilking, Hendrik AU - Fingerle, Volker AU - Klier, Christiane AU - Thamm, Michael AU - Stark, Klaus T1 - Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among Adults, Germany, 2008–2011 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 1 SP - 107 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To assess Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (the cause of Lyme borreliosis) seropositivity in Germany, we tested serum samples from health survey (2008–2011) participants. Seroprevalence was 5.8% among women and 13.0% among men; infection risk was highest among persons >60 years of age. Public health interventions, including education about risk factors and preventive measures, are needed. KW - Lyme borreliosis KW - Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato KW - seroepidemiologic studies KW - adults KW - Germany KW - risk factors KW - seroprevalence KW - prevalence KW - tickborne disease KW - bacteria KW - Ixodes ricinus KW - Ixodes persulcatus DO - 10.3201/eid2101.140009 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/1/14-0009_article ER - End of Reference