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 …

The aim of the study was to analyze the occurrence of cases of borreliosis to classify as an
occupational disease in the province [voivodeship] of Wielkopolska in the years 2000–2007 …

The frequency of anti-Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in human sera of various groups of
people from the Lublin region was studied. In the indirect immunofluorescence test (IFT) …

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

Occurrence of borreliosis in human population is associated with possibility of contact with
the biological vector of this disease-a common European tick, Ixodes ricinus. Therefore, the …

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 …

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 …

Methods We examined 531 different tick-exposed collaborators of the Bavarian department
of water supply and distribution and the department of maintenance of roads. The …

In 1992 blood samples were taken from 630 forestry workers in the state of Brandenburg,
Germany, and an inquiry about tick bites and possible symptoms of Lyme borreliosis carried …

BACKGROUND: This study concerns the prevalence of antibodies against B. burgdorferi
sensu lato as an indicator of previous borrelial infection among hunters, a group of …