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Lyme borreliosis – biological and clinical aspects
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SYSNO ASEP 0324512 Document Type M - Monograph Chapter R&D Document Type Monograph Chapter Title Epidemiology of Lyme borreliosis Title Epidemiologie lymské borreliózy Author(s) Hubálek, Zdeněk (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCID Source Title Lyme borreliosis – biological and clinical aspects. - Basel : Karger, 2009 / Lipsker D. ; Jaulhac, B. B. - ISBN 978-3-8055-9114-0 Pages s. 31-50 Number of pages 20 s. Number of copy 2000 Number of pages 212 Language eng - English Country CH - Switzerland Keywords Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato ; infectious diseases ; natural focality of diseases ; incidence rates ; environmental effects Subject RIV FN - Epidemiology, Contagious Diseases ; Clinical Immunology CEZ AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011) Annotation Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most frequent ixodid tick-borne human disease in the world, with estimated c. 85,500 patients annually (the underlying data presented in the review: Europe c. 65,500; North America c. 16,500; Asia c. 3,500; North Africa c. 10). This chapter summarizes the up-to-date knowledge about facts and factors important in the epidemiology of LB over the world. Individual paragraphs describe briefly geographic (latitudinal and altitudinal) distribution and incidence rates of LB in individual countries; seasonal distribution of the disease; effects of patient's age, sex, and profession; comparison of urban vs. rural settings; weather effects on LB incidence; risk factors for LB acquisition by humans, and risk assessment. The chapter is finished with the recommendation of a more thorough epidemiological surveillance for LB, including the morbidity notification in additional countries where it has not yet been fully implemented. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2009
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