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Volume 21, No. (1), 2011 (March)
SEROPREVALENCE OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IN HORSES IN MINNESOTA
A. Z. Durrani and S . M. Goyal

A. Z. Durrani and S . M. Goyal

Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

  1. *College of Veterinary Medicine, Un
  2. iversity of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
Corresponding Author: aneela_nadeem8@hotmail.com
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Published Online First: February 01, 2011
Publication Date: February 01, 2011
ABSTRACT

To determine the seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in horses in Minnesota, the database of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Minnesota, was searched over a ten year period (2001- May 2010). A total of 1,260 equine serum samples submitted by 112 veterinary clinics were tested using an indirect fluorescent antibody test. Samples with titers of >1:320 were considered positive. The average rate of seroprevalence was 58.7% indicating high exposure of horses to B. burgdorferi in Minnesota. Our results indicate that Borreliosis should be considered as a differential in cases of horses with undiagnosed musculoskeletal or neurologic disease.

Keywords: Lyme borreliosis, Horses, Borrelia burgdorferi, IFA test.
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