The impact of Pandemic COVID-19 on cases of Borreliosis infection in 2020
| Main Authors: | Rogulska, Karolina, Piątek, Patrycja, Grzeszczak, Konrad |
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, 2021
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- Rogulska Karolina, Piątek Patrycja, Grzeszczak Konrad. The impact of Pandemic COVID-19 on cases of Borreliosis infection in 2020. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2021;11(9):232-237. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2021.11.09.029 https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2021.11.09.029 https://zenodo.org/record/5512699 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2021; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.09.2021. Revised: 12.09.2021. Accepted: 16.09.2021. The impact of Pandemic COVID-19 on cases of Borreliosis infection in 2020 Karolina Rogulska; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1413-7430; karolina.rogulska@pum.edu.pl; Pomeranian Medical University, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street 72, 70-111, Szczecin. Patrycja Piątek; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6307-3528; patrycjaagatapiatek@gmail.com; Pomeranian Medical University, Departmet of Cardiology; Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street 72, 70-111, Szczecin. Konrad Grzeszczak; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3055-3357; konrad.grzeszczak@pum.edu.pl; Pomeranian Medical University; Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology; Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street 72, 70-111, Szczecin. Abstract Borreliosis (Lyme borreliosis; Lyme disease) is a zoonotic disease caused by spirochetes from the genus Borrelia. In humans, the accidental host of ticks, the infection is transmitted by the bite of the tick - the spirochetes are present in the salivary glands of the tick. Any of the three forms of tick: larva, nymph and adult can be responsible for infection. The most common threats to humans are Borrelia burgdorferii sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii and Borrelia afzelii occurring mainly in Europe. Lyme disease is a complex, multi-stage disease and progresses in 3 stages. The targeted treatment of Lyme disease is based on the administration of antibiotics. The introduction of antibiotics in the early stages of Lyme borreliosis offers a good chance of a complete cure. Lyme disease is a major epidemiological problem in the world. In Europe, the average number of cases per year remains at 65,400. In Poland, the number of infections annually reaches several tens of thousands. According to the National Institute of Hygiene of Poland, which keeps statistics of epidemiological reports, a total of 83,495 people fell sick with Lyme disease in Poland between 2016 and 2019. Whereas in 2020, the number of cases of Lyme disease decreased to 12933. The reason for this is undoubtedly the COVID-19 pandemic, which has dominated health care and focused all the attention of medical workers. This review shows that Lyme borreliosis is a dangerous disease with a high risk of complications. A quick diagnosis is crucial in the therapeutic process. An algorithm should be developed in order to distinguish other diseases from Lyme disease and thus enable an early reaction and treatment. Key words: Lyme borreliosis; Lyme disease; Poland; epidemiology