To estimate the Lyme borreliosis (LB) risk for forest workers, totally 646 blood samples were
tested for IgG and IgM anti-Borrelia burgdorferi sl (anti-Bb) antibody occurrence using ELISA …

Background As forest is the preferred environment for ticks, forestry workers are exposed to
tick bites and tick-borne diseases. We assessed the seroprevalence of anti-Borrelia …

Abstract Knowledge about the seasonal activity of various stages of the Ixodes ricinus tick is
of great importance while developing models of the circulation of pathogens transmitted by …

Forestry workers are a professional group particularly exposed to tick-borne infections;
however, continuous monitoring of anti-Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in this group enables …

OBJECTIVES: To establish the prevalence and incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic
infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato during the period of tick activity, to compare the …

Introduction and objective. The aim of the presented cross-sectional sero-epidemiological
study was to determine the current presence of antibodies against B. burgdorferi sl. in the …

Background. The study aimed to analyse the prevalence of antibodies to specific Borrelia
burgdorferi antigens in hunters from the area of Lublin Province (Poland) and forestry …

Aim. Clin i cal forms of Lyme dis ease in Gorski Kotar have oc curred only spo rad i cally, in
con trast to the north west ern Croatia and the neigh bor ing ar eas of Slovenia, which are …

Abstract Introduction. Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis, LB) is a systemic tick-borne disease.
Its symptoms include dermatological changes and systemic manifestations such as …

The purpose of the study was to assess the incidence of Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies and
clinical forms of Lyme borreliosis among forestry workers in north-eastern Poland. The group …