Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection in the Czech Republic

Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection in the Czech Republic

Introduction: Lyme borreliosis (LB), an infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl), is the most common tick-borne disease in Europe. To further characterize the LB burden in the Czech Republic, we conducted a seroprevalence study and estimated the incidence of symptomatic Bbsl infect...

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Main Authors: Roman Chlibek, Jan Smetana, Kateřina Kybicová, Martina Malikova, Frederick J. Angulo, Alexandra Loew-Baselli, Ye Tan, Aleš Ondřejíček, Gordon Brestrich, Andreas Pilz, Jennifer C. Moïsi, James H. Stark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Microbiology
Subjects:
Lyme borreliosis
Lyme disease
epidemiology
disease burden
seroprevalence
surveillance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438422124000481

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