Lyme borreliosis in south-eastern Poland: relationships with environmental factors and medical attention standards.

Yhe aim of the study was the investigation of the dynamics of LB prevalence in central Europe over a 12-year period and estimation of its dependence on the environmental factors and on the level of medical services. Epidemiological studies of LB were conducted in the years 1996-2007 in 9 regions of the Świętokrzyskie province in south-eastern Poland (Central Europe). On the basis of patient registry, the incidence, prevalence in various months of the year, the mean number of cases in various seasons and the seasonality factors (SF) of LB were calculated.

Environmental conditioning of incidence of tick-borne encephalitis in the south-eastern Poland in 1996-2006.

Epidemiological studies of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) conducted in the Swietokrzyskie province (south- eastern Poland) in 1996-2006 demonstrated an increase in the number of registered TBE cases in the last 6 years of the study. The highest risk of TBE virus infections occurs in the summer-autumn period (seasonality factors 96.55% and 248.

Epidemiological study of scabies in different environmental conditions in central poland.

Purpose: The goal of the research was to determine the spreading of Sarcoptes scabiei and the incidence of scabies in the residents of particular districts of the Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship (Central Europe) from 1990 to 1998.

Methods: An epidemiological analysis of scabies incidents was performed, with a focus on the age and sex patterns of the population, seasonal incidence, and environmental conditions. In the entire area covered in the period studied, a total of 2064 cases of scabies were reported.