Risk of occupational infections caused by Borrelia burgdorferi among forestry workers and farmers

• Main Authors: Małgorzata Tokarska-Rodak (Author), Dorota Plewik (Author), Maria Kozioł-Montewka (Author), Adam Szepeluk (Author), Justyna Paszkiewicz (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Background: The aim of the work was to analyze the incidence of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in forestry workers and farmers, major groups occupationally exposed to tick bites. Material and Methods: The study group included 275 workers (171 foresters and 104 farmers). The control group consis...