TY - JOUR AU - Kovačević Berić, Dragica AU - Molnar, Tibor AU - Miković, Morana AU - Savić, Sara PY - 2017/12/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - LYME BORRELIOSIS IN NORTH BACKA DISTRICT JF - Archives of Veterinary Medicine JA - AVM VL - 10 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.46784/e-avm.v10i2.75 UR - https://niv.ns.ac.rs/e-avm/index.php/e-avm/article/view/75 SP - 81-94 AB - <p><span style="left: 193.7px; top: 431.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.986607);">Lyme disease is the most common vector borne disease in regions with </span><span style="left: 165.355px; top: 453.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.988881);">moderate climate. Th</span><span style="left: 297.037px; top: 453.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.972788);">e cause of the disease is </span><em><span style="left: 463.633px; top: 453.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.96442);">Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato </span><span style="left: 165.355px; top: 475.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.969869);">(B. burgdorferi s.l.)</span></em><span style="left: 291.227px; top: 475.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.01623);">, whereas infection is spread via bite from a tick carry</span><span style="left: 165.355px; top: 497.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.935913);">ing the causative agent. Th</span><span style="left: 339.657px; top: 497.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.920315);">e objective of this work is the examination of </span><span style="left: 165.355px; top: 519.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.983092);">descriptive-epidemiological characteristics of Lyme disease in North Backa </span><span style="left: 165.355px; top: 541.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.974606);">region in the period from 2012 to 2016. In terms of classifi</span><span style="left: 543.45px; top: 541.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.980421);"> cation, Lyme dis-</span><span style="left: 165.355px; top: 563.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00432);">ease does not fall into the category of diseases that must be reported when </span><span style="left: 165.355px; top: 585.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.01054);">infection occurs among animals. Th</span><span style="left: 398.197px; top: 585.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.0137);">e average rate of incidence in humans </span><span style="left: 165.355px; top: 607.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00094);">during the observed fi</span><span style="left: 307.6px; top: 607.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.979019);">ve-year period is 7/100.000. Th</span><span style="left: 508.463px; top: 607.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.990366);"> e highest incidence of </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 629.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.977293);">this disease among humans was observed in 2013 (In 12.2/100,000) with 22 </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 651.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00168);">reported cases, whereas the lowest incidence was in 2015 (In 5.0/100,000) </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 673.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.996806);">with 9 reported cases. Th</span><span style="left: 323.855px; top: 673.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.996647);">e highest rate of incidence was recorded in Bačka </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 695.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.95388);">Topola municipality – 15.9/100.000; followed by Mali Iđoš with 7.2/100.000; </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 717.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.992666);">while the lowest rate was recorded in Subotica being 5.0 cases per 100,000 </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 739.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.979539);">residents. Th</span><span style="left: 240.732px; top: 739.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.947786);"> e presence of the disease was confi</span><span style="left: 469.14px; top: 739.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.963762);"> rmed in all patients via labo-</span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 761.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.975159);">ratory (serological) tests. Women were more likely to become infected, with </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 783.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.97619);">the male-female patient ratio being 41%-59%. Th</span><span style="left: 479.46px; top: 783.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.986137);">e disease was documented </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 805.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.954727);">predominantly among people aged 50-69. Th</span><span style="left: 463.61px; top: 805.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.907447);">e majority of cases were re-</span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 827.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.01247);">corded during spring and summer, in the period from May to June (71%). </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 849.422px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.94848);">Among animals, the disease was documented in Subotica and Mali Iđoš </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 871.42px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.934187);">municipality, with average prevalence rates among dogs and horses being </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 893.418px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.973597);">0.07%; and 1.52% respectively. Subotica municipality has the most accurate </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 915.417px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.987946);">records of cases and a prevalence of 0.06% among dogs, and 1.43% among </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 937.417px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.941723);">horses, while Mali Iđoš municipality has higher prevalence, being 2.99% </span><span style="left: 165.353px; top: 959.417px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.979107);">among horses and 0.14% among dogs. Th</span><span style="left: 430.165px; top: 959.417px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.985689);">e highest occurrence of Lyme dis<span style="left: 165.354px; top: 145.421px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(1.00156);">ease among animals was documented in 2015, with a prevalence of 2.85% </span><span style="left: 165.354px; top: 167.421px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.943022);">among horses. Th</span><span style="left: 276.476px; top: 167.421px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.914544);">e presence of causative agents among examined ticks in </span><span style="left: 165.354px; top: 189.421px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.996469);">Mali Iđoš municipality was 16.28% on average, predominantly in 2015 (in </span><span style="left: 165.354px; top: 211.421px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.971329);">21.21% of examined ticks).</span></span></p> ER -