RESEARCH PAPER
Lyme borreliosis in Podlaskie Province in 2011-2018 – trend analysis
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Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku, Polska
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Powiatowa Stacja Sanitarno-Epidemiologiczna w Białymstoku
Corresponding author
Med Og Nauk Zdr. 2019;25(4):235-239
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ABSTRACT
Objectives:
The aim of the study was to assess the risk of Lyme borreliosis in the Podlaskie Province in 2011–2018.
Material and methods:
The epidemiological analysis was based on data from the Provincial Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in Bialystok on the number of registered Lyme borreliosis cases in 2011–2018 in counties of Podlaskie Province. Information on the number of Lyme disease cases in Poland was obtained from the bulletins of the National Institute of Public Health- National Institute of Hygiene. Annual Percentage Change (APC) of Lyme disease incidence rates in Poland, Podlaskie Province and Podlaskie counties was calculated for each time trend.
Results:
Trend analysis showed an increase in Lyme disease incidence in Podlaskie Province in 2011–2018, with an average rate of 7.0% per year. The fastest average annual growth rate of the incidence rate was recorded in the counties of Mońki (APC = 16.0%), Augustów (APC = 15.6%), Wysokie Mazowieckie (APC = 14.8%), Białystok (APC = 14.7%) and Hajnówka (APC = 13.2%). Analysis showed significant differentiation in Lyme disease incidence rates. The incidence rate in 2018 was 13.1/105 in Łomża and 224.3/105 in Hajnówka. Lyme disease was the most frequently registered occupational diseases, mostly among private farmers.
Conclusions:
In Podlaskie Province in 2011–2018, an increase in the Lyme borreliosis incidence rate was recorded. It is necessary to plan and implement Lyme disease prevention programmes taking into account the most endangered risk groups.
The aim of the study was to assess the risk of Lyme borreliosis in the Podlaskie Province in 2011–2018.
Material and methods:
The epidemiological analysis was based on data from the Provincial Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in Bialystok on the number of registered Lyme borreliosis cases in 2011–2018 in counties of Podlaskie Province. Information on the number of Lyme disease cases in Poland was obtained from the bulletins of the National Institute of Public Health- National Institute of Hygiene. Annual Percentage Change (APC) of Lyme disease incidence rates in Poland, Podlaskie Province and Podlaskie counties was calculated for each time trend.
Results:
Trend analysis showed an increase in Lyme disease incidence in Podlaskie Province in 2011–2018, with an average rate of 7.0% per year. The fastest average annual growth rate of the incidence rate was recorded in the counties of Mońki (APC = 16.0%), Augustów (APC = 15.6%), Wysokie Mazowieckie (APC = 14.8%), Białystok (APC = 14.7%) and Hajnówka (APC = 13.2%). Analysis showed significant differentiation in Lyme disease incidence rates. The incidence rate in 2018 was 13.1/105 in Łomża and 224.3/105 in Hajnówka. Lyme disease was the most frequently registered occupational diseases, mostly among private farmers.
Conclusions:
In Podlaskie Province in 2011–2018, an increase in the Lyme borreliosis incidence rate was recorded. It is necessary to plan and implement Lyme disease prevention programmes taking into account the most endangered risk groups.
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