Background: The objective of the study was the evaluation of the infection of ticks with
pathogenic microorganisms at various workplaces (timber acquisition, forest growing, forest …

The objective of the present study was to assess the risk of borreliosis and anaplasmosis
(ehrlichiosis) among the forestry workers of the Roztocze National Park (south-eastern …

Results: Generally, pathogens were observed in 19.6% of ticks. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu
lato was detected in 11.8% of studied ticks. In turn, A. phagocytophlium and B. microti were …

Forestry workers are a group of a high risk of occupational exposure to tick-borne diseases.
The group of 51 healthy persons with a history of more than 3 years forestry working was …

Methods: The study was carried out in eastern Poland (the northern part of the Lublin
Province) in 2013. The study was performed in a group of 93 individuals occupationally …

Among the zoonotic agents causing occupational diseases, those transmitted by ticks are
very important, in particular the spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi which are the common …

The aim of the study was to detect bacteria pathogenic to humans, such as Borrelia
burgdorferi sensu lato, Rickettsia spp, and Coxiella burnetii in ticks found in municipal parks …

The aim of this study was to determine the potential risk of human exposure to tick-borne
infection in a recreation areas in a spa town located in northern Poland. Questing Ixodes …

The common tick Ixodes ricinus is the main vector of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato,
Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in Europe. The aim of this study was to …

Background. Lyme borreliosis is the most frequent tick-borne disease in Europe and North
America, and the number of registered cases is on the increase. Frequent presence in the …