OBJECTIVE: The aim of the presented cross-sectional seroepidemiological study was to determine the current presence of antibodies against B. burgdorferi s.l. in the groups of Slovak population, and to identify potential risk factors to Lyme borreliosis. METHODS: A group of 261 adults (patients from the Neurological Clinic with possible symptoms of LB and healthy persons with possible working exposure to tick bite: gardeners and soldiers working in afforested areas) were examined in order to assess the seroprevalence of anti-Borrelia antibodies. Sera were screened by commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The respondents completed questionnaires with general demographic, epidemiological and clinical data. RESULTS: We detected 17.2% presence of positive IgG and 5.7% presence of positive IgM antibodies in all investigated groups. Our results confirmed that the following risk factors such as age and gender are significantly associated with the presence of positive specific antibodies against investigated disease. CONCLUSION: The results of seroprevalence obtained in the present study confirm the possibility of infection with B. burgdorferi among respondents exposed to contact with ticks.

Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy Kosice Slovak Republic

Department of Neurology Faculty of Medicine Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice and Louis Pasteur University Hospital Kosice Slovak Republic

Department of Public Health and Hygiene Faculty of Medicine Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice Kosice Slovak Republic

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