标题：Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in ticks removed from skin of people and circumstances of being bitten – research from the area of Poland, 2012–2014
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：2018
卷号：25
期号：1
页码：31-35
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1233906
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：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 also be a host. It is important to understand themost typical circumstances in which people might become infected with Borrelia burgdorferi. This knowledge will help toprepare health education programmes aimed at the prevention of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.Objective. The aim of the study was to determine the percentage of ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato,depending on the circumstances of getting bitten.Materials and method. The research material consisted of ticks acquired from people who had been bitten, andquestionnaires completed by these people. 510 ticks were acquired from 257 females and 253 males. Following delivery ofa tick for testing, the stage of its development was determined and a molecular assay of Borrelia burgdorferi DNA performed.Results. A positive result of the nested-PCR test was obtained in 78 ticks, which represents 15.30% of all ticks. The infectedticks were collected from male (41 ticks – 52.56%) and female subjects (37 ticks – 47.44%). The biggest number of infectedticks were collected in autumn (54 ticks – 69.23%) and from people who had been into forests (44 ticks – 56.41%). Amongthe people from whom the infected ticks were acquired, the dominating group included persons over 16 years of age (53persons – 67.95%) and children aged 0–5 years (16 persons – 20.51%). One in four infected ticks were acquired from thesouthwestern (20 ticks – 25.64%) and eastern regions of Poland (21 ticks – 26.92%).Conclusion. Infestation of ticks infected with Lyme disease spirochete in this study proved to be variable and depend onthe season, the area of tick attack and the region in Poland. The results of the study clearly show that ticks infected withBorrelia burgdorferi inhabit all regions of Poland. The results are consistent with National Institute of Hygiene data whichindicates that Lyme disease cases are recorded in all regions of Poland.
