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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2000, p. 2628-2632, Vol. 38, No. 7
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology,
Division of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of
Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Urbana, Illinois
61802,1 and Department of
Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
488242
Received 27 January 2000/Returned for modification 31 March
2000/Accepted 28 April 2000
Serum samples obtained from healthy, asymptomatic dogs in areas of
Wisconsin and northern Illinois where Lyme disease is endemic or
nonendemic were assayed for antibodies to Borrelia
burgdorferi by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and
positive results were confirmed by immunoblot assay. We found that
56.9% (562 of 1,077) of the samples were positive by ELISA and 82.0%
(461 of 562) were positive by immunoblotting. A logistic regression
model was developed to distinguish between nonvaccinated dogs naturally infected with B. burgdorferi from areas where the disease
is endemic and dogs from areas where the disease is nonendemic that
were vaccinated against Lyme disease. Of the 18 protein bands analyzed, 8 were found to be significantly different (P < 0.05)
between the two groups. p93, p34, p31, and p28 occurred with increased frequency in vaccinated dogs, while p58, p37, p35, and p30 occurred more frequently in naturally infected dogs. The logistic regression equation obtained was used to determine the probability of natural infection among vaccinated dogs residing in areas where the disease is
endemic. Of 125 samples, 87.2% had a very low probability of natural
infection and only 2.4% were highly likely to be infected. Logistic
regression is a useful method for distinguishing between vaccinated and
naturally infected dogs and predicting the serological status of
vaccinated dogs from areas where Lyme disease is endemic.
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Quantitative Approach for the Serodiagnosis of
Canine Lyme Disease by the Immunoblot Procedure
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Corresponding author. Present address: Centers for
Disease Control, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, MS G-13, Atlanta, GA
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