Lyme Disease Spotlight - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Lyme Disease Spotlight - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Lyme Disease Spotlight

Lyme borreliosis is caused by various species of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infectedIxodes ticks. These ticks are found in temperate forested regions of North America, Europe, and Asia, generally at elevations  less than 1300 meters.

Typical symptoms of Lyme borreliosis include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash. If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system. Symptoms may vary depending on the specific type of Borrelia. In North America, the principal species is B. burgdorferisensu strictu, which is particular likely to cause arthritis. In contrast, the European species B. garinii and B. afzelii are more often associated with neurological and chronic dermatologic manifestations, respectively.  Approximately 85,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported annually in Europe. In the United States, recent studies suggest that approximately 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year.

See below for links to a complete list of these articles.

Articles

May 2016

Differences in Genotype, Clinical Features, and Inflammatory Potential of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto Strains from Europe and the United States
T. Cerar et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 5)

March 2016

Lyme Disease in Hispanics, United States, 2000–2013
C. Nelson et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 3)                                                          

November 2015

No Geographic Correlation between Lyme Disease and Death Due to 4 Neurodegenerative Disorders, United States, 2001–2010
J. D. Forrester et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 11)

October 2015

Epidemiology of Lyme Disease, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2002–2013
T. F. Hatchette et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 10)

September 2015

Enhancing Lyme Disease Surveillance by Using Administrative Claims Data, Tennessee, USA
J. L. Clayton et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 9)

Incidence of Clinician-Diagnosed Lyme Disease, United States, 2005–2010
C. Nelson et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 9)

TickNET—A Collaborative Public Health Approach to Tickborne Disease Surveillance and Research
P. S. Mead et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 9)

August 2015

Geographic Distribution and Expansion of Human Lyme Disease, United States
K. J. Kugeler et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 8)

June 2015

Oligoarthritis Caused by Borrelia bavariensis, Austria, 2014
M. Markowicz et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 6)

January 2015

Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato among Adults, Germany, 2008–2011
H. Wilking et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 1)

2014

Molecular Characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi from Case of Autochthonous Lyme Arthritis
S. I. Brummitt et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 12)

Lyme Disease, Virginia, USA, 2000–2011
R. Brinkerhoff et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 10)

Borrelia garinii and Rickettsia monacensis in Ixodes ricinus Ticks, Algeria
W. Benredjem et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 10)

Human Infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan
K. Sato et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 8)

Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato Seroreactivity and Seroprevalence in the Northeastern United States
P. J. Krause et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 7)

Human Exposure to Tickborne Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi, the Netherlands
M. Fonville et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 7)

Postmortem Diagnosis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease
A. D. Ridpath et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 3)

Tick-borne Pathogens in Northwestern California, USA
D. J. Salkeld et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 3)

Monitoring Human Babesiosis Emergence through Vector Surveillance New England, USA
M. A. Diuk-Wasser et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 2)

2013

Potential Role of Deer Tick Virus in Powassan Encephalitis Cases in Lyme Disease–endemic Areas of New York, USA
M. Y. El Khoury et al. (2013 Volume 19, Number 12)

Atypical Erythema Migrans in Patients with PCR-Positive Lyme Disease
S. E. Schutzer et al. (2013 Volume 19, Number 5)

Detection of Spliced mRNA from Human Bocavirus 1 in Clinical Samples from Children with Respiratory Tract Infections
A. Christensen et al. (2013 Volume 19, Number 4)

Borrelia crocidurae Meningoencephalitis, West Africa
S. Goutier et al. (2013 Volume 19, Number 2)

2012

Bartonella spp. Bacteremia and Rheumatic Symptoms in Patients from Lyme Disease–endemic Region
C. Ben Beard et al. (2012 Volume 18, Number 11)

Bartonella spp. Bacteremia and Rheumatic Symptoms in Patients from Lyme Disease–endemic Region
R. G. Maggi et al. (2012 Volume 18, Number 11)

Entamoeba bangladeshi nov. sp., Bangladesh
T. L. Royer et al. (2012 Volume 18, Number 9)

Hepatitis E Virus in Pork Production Chain in Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain, 2010
I. Di Bartolo et al. (2012 Volume 18, Number 8)

Adenoviruses in Fecal Samples from Asymptomatic Rhesus Macaques, United States
S. Roy et al. (2012 Volume 18, Number 7)

Bartonella spp. Bacteremia and Rheumatic Symptoms in Patients from Lyme Disease–endemic Region
R. G. Maggi et al. (2012 Volume 18, Number 5)

Human Adenovirus Type 7 Outbreak in Police Training Center, Malaysia, 2011
M. Yusof et al. (2012 Volume 18, Number 5)

Effect of Surveillance Method on Reported Characteristics of Lyme Disease, Connecticut, 1996–2007
S. Ertel et al. (2012 Volume 18, Number 2)

2011

Differential Risk for Lyme Disease along Hiking Trail, Germany
D. Richter and F. Matuschka (2011 Volume 17, Number 9)

Canine Serology as Adjunct to Human Lyme Disease Surveillance
P. S. Mead et al. (2011 Volume 17, Number 9)

Multitarget Test for Emerging Lyme Disease and Anaplasmosis in a Serosurvey of Dogs, Maine, USA
P. W. Rand et al. (2011 Volume 17, Number 5)

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