The case of Lyme borreliosis in the Astrakhan region

Abstract

The Astrakhan region is not a natural focus of Lyme borreliosis, however, the geographical proximity of endemic territories contributes to the migration of this disease. In 2019, for the first time, a case of Lyme disease was registered in a resident of Astrakhan, who was on vacation in Kislovodsk. In 2022, 3 cases of Lyme disease were again reported in residents of Astrakhan who traveled to regions endemic for tick-borne borreliosis. In 2022, Lyme disease was detected in a resident of Astrakhan who did not travel to the Lyme-borreliosis-endemic regions.