Introduction Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bb) infection, the most frequent tick-transmitted
disease, is distributed worldwide. This study aimed to describe the global seroprevalence …

Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are emerging and reemerging diseases transmitted by ticks,
which portray wide heterogeneity and global distribution. TBDs may present acute clinical …

Borrelia burgdorferi infection is the most frequent tick-transmitted disease worldwide. Our
aim was to assess the seroprevalence of B. burgdorferi infection among forestry workers and …

Objectives. The objective of the study was assessment of risk of infection with Borrelia
burgdorferi in the area of southern Podlasie in Poland, near the border with Belarus, by …

Background/aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in the city center and the province of Bolu, Turkey. Materials …

Cases of human Lyme borreliosis (LB) are registered in all administrative regions of Ukraine
and in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea with an increasing tendency. The hard tick …

Between 2009-2010, a group of 259 patients suspected of contracting Lyme disease were
examined in the Provincial Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in Olsztyn for the presence of …

Purpose We evaluated the clinical picture of patients hospitalized with Lyme disease (LD).
Additionally, we analyzed the possible cause of sudden rise in LD incidence in Poland …

Objectives The first aim was an attempt to evaluate the level of knowledge on Lyme disease
among people whose profession involves working in the forest; the second—recognition of …

Lyme disease (LD) is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, transferred by infected ticks Ixodus
ricinus. LD occurs endemically in Europe, America and Northern regions of Asia. In Poland …