Background Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne disease (TBD) in France.
Forestry workers are at high risk of TBD because of frequent exposure to tick bites. Aim We …

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 …

Objective The aim of this article was to assess the seroprevalence of Lyme Borreliosis and
tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) among occupationally exposed forest workers. Methods …

Background Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most widespread hard tick-borne zoonosis in the
northern hemisphere. Existing studies in Europe have focused mainly on acarological risk …

Background Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), is the most common
tick-borne infection in Germany. Antibodies against Bb are prevalent in the general …

Background Borrelia miyamotoi clusters phylogenetically among relapsing fever borreliae,
but is transmitted by hard ticks. Recent recognition as a human pathogen has intensified …

Introduction Evidence of nationwide and regional morbidity of Lyme borreliosis (LB) in
Germany is lacking. Aims We calculated the total number of incident LB cases in Germany in …

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in Europe. Erythema migrans
(EM), an early, localised skin rash, is its most common presentation. Dissemination of the …

Background Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus is a human pathogen that is expanding its
endemic zones in Europe, emerging in previously unaffected regions. In Austria, increasing …

Background: Lyme borreliosis (LB), a tick bite-transmitted infection caused by Borrelia
burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) complex spirochetes, is the most common tickborne disease in …