This review is directed at physicians and laboratory personnel in private practice and clinics
who treat and diagnose Lyme borreliosis (LB) in patients as part of their daily work. A major …

Lyme disease (LD) and relapsing fevers (RF) are vector-borne diseases caused by bacteria
of the Borrelia genus. Here, we report on the widespread infection by a non-described …

Ixodes scapularis ticks are implicated in transmission of Anaplasma phagocytophilum,
Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia miyamotoi, Babesia microti, and Powassan virus. We describe …

Abstract Background The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is the primary vector of the
Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi in North America. Though the tick is found …

Background Lyme disease (LD) is an infectious multi-system illness caused by the bacterial
genus Borrelia and spread by bites of infected ticks. Although most patients are successfully …

Summary Background Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) is used to describe
Lyme disease patients who have the infection cleared by antibiotic but then experienced …

Background Exposure to blacklegged ticks Ixodes scapularis that transmit pathogens is
thought to occur peri-domestically. However, the locations where people most frequently …

Background Lyme disease is an infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and,
in most of North America, is transmitted by the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis. Climate …

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States.
Since the institution of Nationally Notifiable surveillance efforts for Lyme disease in the …

The diagnosis of Lyme disease is based on clinical manifestations and adjunctive laboratory
testing. For the rheumatologist, Lyme arthritis should be recognized by a pattern of attacks of …