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Lyme Disease
Estimated incidence of symptomatic Lyme borreliosis cases in five southern coastal counties in Norway, 2022
Lyme borreliosis (LB) is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi) sensu lato (s.l.), which is spread to humans by the Ixodes tick. LB is the most common tick‐borne disease in Europe and is endemic in central, eastern, northern, and western...
Lyme Disease
Lyme serology in non-endemic countries: Why do we request it and what do we find?
Lyme disease is an illness transmitted by specific Ixodes spp. ticks caused by different pathogenic genomospecies within the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex [1]. It is the most commonly encountered tick-borne infection in both Europe and the United States [2]. Humans...
Lyme Disease
Clinical characteristics and serological profiles of Lyme disease in children: a 15-year retrospective cohort study in Switzerland
Lyme disease (LD) is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and is the most common tickborne disease in the northern hemisphere. Although classical characteristics of LD are well-known, the diagnosis and treatment are often delayed. Laboratory diagnosis by serological testing is recommended for most LD manifestations....
Lyme Disease
Comparison of national surveillance systems for Lyme disease in humans in Europe and North America: a policy review
Lyme disease (LD) is one of the most prevalent vector-borne diseases in Europe and the USA [1, 2]. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of ticks infected by a bacterium from the spirochete group Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. This study focuses on infections in humans. The most common...
Lyme Disease
Lyme borreliosis diagnosis: state of the art of improvements and innovations
Lyme borreliosis (LB), discovered in 1975 and commonly known as Lyme disease, is transmitted by ticks of the genus Ixodes. Etiological agents are the spirochete bacteria from the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex (Bbsl). The distribution of the various genospecies...
