Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and Europe
Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is the most common tickborne disease in the United States and Europe. In both locations, Ixodes species ticks transmit the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacteria species responsible for causing the infection. The diversity of Borrelia species that cause human in...
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doaj-e8e22b1e9e764367914f47d11a6db3a52021-07-21T17:58:48ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592021-08-012782017202410.3201/eid2708.204763Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and EuropeAdriana R. MarquesFranc StrleGary P. Wormser Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is the most common tickborne disease in the United States and Europe. In both locations, Ixodes species ticks transmit the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacteria species responsible for causing the infection. The diversity of Borrelia species that cause human infection is greater in Europe; the 2 B. burgdorferi s.l. species collectively responsible for most infections in Europe, B. afzelii and B. garinii, are not found in the United States, where most infections are caused by B. burgdorferi sensu stricto. Strain differences seem to explain some of the variation in the clinical manifestations of Lyme disease, which are both minor and substantive, between the United States and Europe. Future studies should attempt to delineate the specific virulence factors of the different species of B. burgdorferi s.l. responsible for these variations in clinical features. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/8/20-4763_articleLyme diseaseLyme borreliosisBorrelia burgdorferiLyme disease spirocheteBorrelia burgdorferi groupEurope |
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Adriana R. Marques Franc Strle Gary P. Wormser Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and Europe Emerging Infectious Diseases Lyme disease Lyme borreliosis Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi group Europe |
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Adriana R. Marques Franc Strle Gary P. Wormser |
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Adriana R. Marques |
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Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and Europe |
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Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and Europe |
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Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and Europe |
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Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and Europe |
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Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and Europe |
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comparison of lyme disease in the united states and europe |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is the most common tickborne disease in the United States and Europe. In both locations, Ixodes species ticks transmit the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacteria species responsible for causing the infection. The diversity of Borrelia species that cause human infection is greater in Europe; the 2 B. burgdorferi s.l. species collectively responsible for most infections in Europe, B. afzelii and B. garinii, are not found in the United States, where most infections are caused by B. burgdorferi sensu stricto. Strain differences seem to explain some of the variation in the clinical manifestations of Lyme disease, which are both minor and substantive, between the United States and Europe. Future studies should attempt to delineate the specific virulence factors of the different species of B. burgdorferi s.l. responsible for these variations in clinical features.
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Lyme disease Lyme borreliosis Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi group Europe |
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