Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), especially those with zoonotic potential, are a growing
threat to global health, economy, and safety. The influence of global warming and …

Lyme disease is a tick-borne zoonosis caused by several genospecies of the spirochete
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. 1 The organism normally cycles among small mammals and …

Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) is a tick-borne, zoonosis of adults and children caused by
genospecies of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. The ailment, widespread …

Background Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common zoonotic disease transmitted by ticks
in the USA and Europe. This review aims to estimate the regional burden of LB in Western …

Despite improvements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment, Lyme borreliosis (LB) is still
the most common arthropod-borne disease in temperate regions of the northern …

Beside mosquitoes, ticks are well-known vectors of different human pathogens. In the
Northern Hemisphere, Lyme borreliosis (Eurasia, LB) or Lyme disease (North America, LD) …

Vaccination as a deliberate attempt to protect humans against disease has a short history
when measured against the centuries during which man has sought desperately to rid …

Ticks can transmit a variety of viruses, bacteria or parasites that can cause serious infections
or conditions in humans and animals. While tick-borne diseases are becoming an …

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most frequent ixodid tick-borne human disease in the world, with
an estimated 85,500 patients annually (underlying data presented in this review: Europe …

Projections around the globe suggest an increase in tick-vectored disease incidence and
distribution, and the potential for emergence of novel tick-borne pathogens. Lyme disease is …