Lyme borreliosis.

Lyme borreliosis is a worldwide infectious disease causing a multisystem illness with considerable morbidity, particularly in North America and Europe. The causative agent is the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi , which is usually transmitted by the ixodid tick from animal reservoirs. This volume sum

Clinical Manifestations and Treatment: Clinical Manifestations of Lyme Borreliosis in an Italian Endemic Region, G. Bianchi. Lyme Borreliosis in Children, H.J. Christen, F. Hanefield. Ecology and Epidemiology: Lyme Borreliosis in Australia, R.D. Barry, et al. Geographic Diversity of Lyme Borreliosis, G. Bianchi. Role of Host Density in the Ecology of Lyme Disease, T.E. Awerbuch, A. Spielman. Biology of Immunopathogenesis: Expression of Public Idiotypes in Patients with Lyme Arthritis, J.S. Axford, et al. Lyme Disease in an Experimental Model, M.D. Gibson, et al. Chemotaxonomy of Borrelia, M.A. Livesley, P.A. Nuttall. Diagnosis: Detection of Lyme Disease Spirochaete DNA in Clinical Samples, K.J. Cann, et al. Clinical and Serological Study of Lyme Borreliosis in a Population of Neurological Patients, E. Capello. Pitfalls in the Laboratory Diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis, S.J. Cutler. 36 additional articles. Index.