Lyme disease in humans

JD Radolf, K Strle, JE Lemieux, F Strle - Current issues in molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

The evolving story of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato transmission in Europe

A Steinbrink, K Brugger, G Margos, P Kraiczy… - Parasitology …, 2022 - Springer
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) …

Incidence of Lyme borreliosis in Europe: A systematic review (2005–2020)

L Burn, A Vyse, A Pilz, TMP Tran… - Vector-Borne and …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne disease in Europe, but
the burden of disease is incompletely described. Methods: We conducted a systematic …

Lyme borreliosis: diagnosis and management

BJ Kullberg, HD Vrijmoeth, F van de Schoor… - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Lyme borreliosis is the most common vectorborne disease in the northern hemisphere. It
usually begins with erythema migrans; early disseminated infection particularly causes …

Global seroprevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in human populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Dong, G Zhou, W Cao, X Xu, Y Zhang, Z Ji… - BMJ Global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bb) infection, the most frequent tick-transmitted
disease, is distributed worldwide. This study aimed to describe the global seroprevalence …

Questing Ixodes ricinus ticks and Borrelia spp. in urban green space across Europe: A review

KM Hansford, BW Wheeler, B Tschirren… - Zoonoses and public …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
For more than three decades, it has been recognized that Ixodes ricinus ticks occur in urban
green space in Europe and that they harbour multiple pathogens linked to both human and …

Control of Lyme borreliosis and other Ixodes ricinus-borne diseases

H Sprong, T Azagi, D Hoornstra, AM Nijhof, S Knorr… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Lyme borreliosis (LB) and other Ixodes ricinus-borne diseases (TBDs) are diseases that
emerge from interactions of humans and domestic animals with infected ticks in nature …

Borrelia miyamotoi: A Comprehensive Review

DW Cleveland, CC Anderson, CA Brissette - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tick-borne pathogen in the Northern Hemisphere and is
the causative agent of Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD). Borrelia miyamotoi is vectored by …

Seroprevalence of Lyme Borreliosis in Europe: results from a systematic literature review (2005–2020)

L Burn, A Pilz, A Vyse, AV Gutiérrez Rabá… - Vector-Borne and …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Lyme borreliosis (LB), a tick bite-transmitted infection caused by Borrelia
burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) complex spirochetes, is the most common tickborne disease in …

An updated meta-analysis of the distribution and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sl in ticks in Europe

A Estrada-Peña, S Cutler, A Potkonjak… - International journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background The bacteria of the group Borrelia burgdorferi sl are the etiological agents of
Lyme borreliosis in humans, transmitted by bites of ticks. Improvement of control measures …