The disease has been reported in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, North Central, and Pacific coastal regions of the United States (see map) and in Europe, where it was first described almost 100 years ago. It is most prevalent in the northeastern and Midwestern states of the U.S., with about...
Map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areasHOLLY RAMER
Map by Geology.com using data from the Center for Disease Control. Geographic Range of Blacklegged Ticks The blacklegged tick has a geographic range across the eastern and southeastern United States and in the Great Lakes region. The western blacklegged tick has a range that spans the Pacific ...
In Europe, Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is the most severe manifestation of Lyme borreliosis and has recently been added to the communicable disease surveillance list for EU/EEA by the European Commission. In Northern Europe, LNB is primarily caused by the spirocheteBorrelia gariniiand transmitted by...
It is an infectious disease caused by a spirochete, B. burgdorferi, which is transmitted chiefly by I. dammini and pacificus ticks in the United States and I. ricinis in Europe. It is a disease with early and late cutaneous manifestations plus involvement of the nervous system, heart, eye,...
The map above was taken from thePublic Library of Science (PLOS). It shows the prevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi (a causative agent of Lyme disease) in domestic dogs, an indicator of high-risk areas for humans. The months of June through September are the time for backyard ba...
There are now three areas in the two counties identified on Public Health Ontario’s updated Lyme Disease Map after black-legged ticks were found through drag sampling. The areas overlap each other and are all located on the western part of the counties near the Lake Huron shore, including...
Study on public perceptions and protective behaviors regarding Lyme disease among the general public in the Netherlands: implications for prevention programs Background: Lyme disease (LD) is the most common tick-borne disease in the United States and in Europe. The aim of this study was to examin...
burgdorferi infection has been the mainstay of laboratory confirmation of Lyme disease for over 20 years. A two-tiered serology algorithm, which utilizes a first-tier EIA followed by a second-tier WB or IB assay, was recommended in the United States and Europe(Fig. 2A)13,14. Contemporary ...
Lyme disease is the most common vector-transmitted illness in the USA and Europe. The pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi, causes a complex spectrum of disease that affects the skin, joints, nervous system and heart. Patients in the early sta... MM Simon,UE Schaible,R Wallich,... - 《Immunology...