SEROSURVEY OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERIINFECTION AMONG U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL: A LOW RISK OF INFECTION

A serosurvey of 9,673 United States military personnel was conducted to estimate infection rates with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, which is the cause of Lyme disease in the United States. Initial screening of sera from 9,673 military personnel on active duty in 1997 was performed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); supple...More