期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2015
卷号：22
期号：4
页码：632-636
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1185765
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction and objective. The aim of the presented cross-sectional sero-epidemiological study was to determine thecurrent presence of antibodies against B. burgdorferi s.l. in the high-risk groups of the Slovak population, and to identifypotential risk factors to LB infections.Materials and method. A group of 277 agricultural and forestry workers – persons with frequent stay in the countrysideand employees of State Border and Customs Police – from years 2011–2012 in the Eastern Slovakia were examined in orderto assess the seroprevalence of anti-Borrelia antibodies. Sera were screened by commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbentassay (ELISA). The study subjects completed a questionnaires with general demographic, epidemiological and clinical data.The results were evaluated statistically.Results. A 25.3% presence of positive and 8.7% presence of borderline IgG antibodies was detected in all investigatedgroups. The seroprevalence of B. burgdorferi s.l. was significantly higher (P<0.05) among the agricultural and forestry workerswhen compared to employees of State Border and Customs Police. Higher seropositivity was observed in older subjectsover 30 years of age (P=0.004) than those who were younger, and also in males (P=0.045). A significant number of personswith rheumatologic conditions was statistically higher (P=0.020) in the group with seropositivity than in the group withseronegativity.Conclusions. The presented study confirms the higher risk of Borrelia infection in individuals with frequent exposure toticks in eastern Slovakia. The seropositivity tests confirmed the highest seropositivity in agriculture and forestry workers,middle positivity was confirmed among other sector workers, and lowest positivity in policemen and employees of theCustoms and Border Inspection. The outputs also simultaneously filling the gap of missing seroprevalence data amongthese exposed groups
