The wide distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete causing Lyme borreliosis, represents a human health hazard in many areas of the world. Vaccination has been proposed as an effective prevention strategy. Vaccination experiments were conducted with preparations of recombinant outer surface protein A (OspA) derived from Borrelia burgdorferi strain ZS7. Mice received three doses (1 microgram each) of the antigens adsorbed to aluminum hydroxide. A strong immune response to the vaccine antigen was observed. Mice were challenged after immunization, using Ixodes ricinus nymphal ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi strain ZS7. Infection was investigated by ear biopsy culture, xenodiagnosis with uninfected larvae and serological response to Borrelia burgdorferi antigens. All unimmunized control animals were found to be infected, while all immunized animals were found to be protected against infection by Borrelia burgdorferi. In addition, most adult ticks derived from nymphs that fed on immunized mice were found to be free of spirochetes.
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