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 …

Introduction. During feeding, the tick sucks blood from the host along with the pathogens that
are in the blood, simultaneously exchanging its own pathogens with the host. Humans can …

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 …

The aim of this work was to estimate the detection of antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi
among inhabitants in North Eastern Poland 1765 persons from Białystok, Lomza and …

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 …

Borrelia burgdorferi is an aetiological factor of borreliosis (Lyme disease). The main vectors
of Borrelia burgdorferi are larvae, nymphs, and females of Ixodes ricinus. The aim of this …

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 …

In May 1996, 164 pooled and single samples containing 913 larvae, nymphs and adults of
Ixodes ricinus from urban, suburban and wooded biotopes of southern Poland were …

The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies
among healthy population of randomly selected voivodeships in Poland. The presence of …

The aim of the study was to assess if Szczecin voivodeship is an area of endemic
borreliosis, assess the risk due to B. burgdorferi infection in habitants and evaluate clinical …