Sawczyn-Domańska, Anna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0224-635X
Matczuk, Magdalena
Chmura, Robert https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7007-3262
Paprzycki, Piotr
Krzowska-Firych, Joanna
Wójcik-Fatla, Angelina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5260-4867
Article History
Received: 18 July 2025
Accepted: 28 January 2026
First Online: 2 February 2026
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: for the examination of ticks removed from the skin of bitten people tested for Borrelia presence was received by the Ethics Committee of the Institute of Rural Health in Lublin (Approval no. 1/2022) as a part of the National Health Programme for the years 2021–2025, financed by the Minister of Health in Poland, under the name: “Taking initiatives to prevent occupational and work-related diseases, including those related to the service of professional soldiers and officers, and strengthening the health of workers, Operational Objective No. 4: Environmental health and infectious diseases”.