
Increases in the number of migrants (economic, educational, and involuntary) to Europe from countries with high incidence of communicable diseases [tuberculosis (TB), HIV, and hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV)]; has increased the need for cost-effective early disease diagnosis programmes to improve outcomes....

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is caused by spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) genospecies complex sensu lato, and is transmitted by ticks. It is the most common vector-borne illness in Europe, with 65 000 to over 200 000 cases being reported annually. However, this range is...