The Impact of a Pandemic COVID-19 on the Incidence of Borreliosis in Poland.
Mariusz PiotrowskiAnna RymaszewskaPublished in: Acta parasitologica (2022)
The reduced number of cases of Lyme disease coincided with the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland in March 2020. Every year, the incidence of Lyme disease in Poland is at a similar level with a similar monthly increase. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the number of cases recorded, which could have catastrophic consequences for people who did not receive treatment in the right time.