Background A number of tick-borne pathogens circulate in the Belgian tick population in
addition to the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. However, so far, only a few patients with …

As tick vector ranges expand and the number of tickborne disease cases rise, physicians,
veterinarians, and the public are faced with diagnostic, treatment, and prevention …

This paper explores the counterfactual aspects of Person-Centred Healthcare (PCH). PCH
as promoted appears to have self-evident value as an expression of humanism in medical …

Abstract Background In France, midwives have recently been authorized to administer
various vaccines to women (including pregnant women), newborns, and their family …

Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted by ticks, was initially
considered a recent, rare and regional occurrence. We now have evidence that very similar …

Both philosophers and scientists have recently promoted transparency as an important
element of responsible scientific practice. Philosophers have placed particular emphasis on …

Borrelia burgdorferi infection in horses is common in some areas of North America, but the
incidence of clinical disease has not been determined, which makes Lyme disease …

To the Editor: We present a case of a patient who suffered from serious complications
associated with the treatment of “chronic Lyme disease.” Lyme disease, a tick-borne …

Background Clinical coding is an integral part of primary care. Disease incidence studies
based on primary care electronic health records (EHRs) rely on the accuracy of these codes …

This series of serologically confirmed Lyme disease is the largest reported in the UK and
represents 508 patients who presented to one hospital in the South of England between …