MANIFESTATIONS OF IXODID TICK-BORNE BORRELIOSIS DEPENDING ON BORRELIA GENOTYPE IN PRIMORSKY KRAI

Abstract

The paper provides studies of both clinical picture of Ixodid tick-borne borreliosis diagnosed in children living in Primorsky Krai and its correlation with Borrelia genotypes identified from patients' blood serum. Ixodid tick-borne borreliosis clinically manifests in primary affect at the place of tick sting, regional lymphadenitis, diseases of cardio-vascular system as well as high frequency of non-erythematous infection forms (up to 51.9%). Preliminary researches related to genetic typing of etiological agents showed more frequent detecting of Borellia garinii, but damages of central nervous system described in other regions of Russia were not representative of clinical picture of this disease.