Incidence of Lyme disease in humans in the region of AP Vojvodina (Serbia)
2012
Šeguljev, Z., Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad (Serbia) | Vidić, B., Scientific Veterinary Institute Novi Sad, Novi Sad (Serbia) | Ilić, S., Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad (Serbia) | Savić, S., Scientific Veterinary Institute Novi Sad, Novi Sad (Serbia) | Petrović, V., Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad (Serbia)
During a 10 year period in the study, registered incidence of Lyme disease in Vojvodina is the the range from 8.1/100.000 (2005) to 14.5/100.000 (2009) and having it all in mind, the trend is growing. The largest number of patients with Lyme disease is registered from April to August, with maximum number of people with disease during May and June. The disease is registered in the whole territory of the province but the incidence rate is many times greater among the population of Southern Bačka district (26.2/100.000) compared to the other 6 districts in Vojvodina (2.8/100.000 - 6.9/100.000). The significance of Fruška Gora, as the focus of Lyme disease, confirms the data on the greatest incidence registered in the population of Beočin municipality (63.2/100.000). Demographic characteristics of the patients show that risk for Lyme disease exists for the persons of all ages and both genders. There is no difference registered among the rate of specific incidence in male (11.3/100.000) and female (10.7/100.000). Conclusion: Foci for Lyme disease are widely spread in Vojvodina, but the risk of infestation is the greatest for the human population living around Fruška Gora.
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