We evaluated MarketScan, a large commercial insurance claims database, for its potential
use as a stable and consistent source of information on Lyme disease diagnoses in the …

Although advances in deep learning systems for image-based medical diagnosis
demonstrate their potential to augment clinical decision-making, the effectiveness of …

Abstract In the United States, Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and
transmitted to humans by blacklegged ticks. Patients with an erythema migrans lesion and …

The choroid plexus is situated at an anatomically and functionally important interface within
the ventricles of the brain, forming the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier that separates the …

Background Lyme borreliosis, potentially associated with serious long-term complications, is
caused by the species complex Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. We investigated a novel …

Use of emerging technology allowing for identification of genetic material from pathogens
and endosymbionts in ticks collected from humans, domestic animals, wildlife, or the …

Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is mostly preventable. More information about the epidemiology
and extent of CSD would help direct prevention efforts to those at highest risk. To gain such …

Approximately 476,000 cases of Lyme disease are diagnosed in the United States annually,
yet comprehensive economic evaluations are lacking. In a prospective study among …

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in temperate regions of North
America, Europe and Asia, and the number of reported cases has increased in many …

There has been an increasing incidence of Lyme disease (LD) in Canada and the United
States corresponding to the expanding range of the Ixodes tick vector and Lyme disease …