Discussion Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete B. burgdorferi, which is transmitted in
North America by ticks in the Ixodes genus. Although early cases of Lyme disease were …

Lyme disease* is a multisystem illness caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete
transmitted by certain species of Ixodes ticks. Approximately 30,000 confirmed and probable …

Lyme disease is a tick-borne bacterial infection (mainly Borrelia burgdorferi) with endemic
regions predominantly along the Canada–United States border. In 2016, 987 cases of Lyme …

Lyme carditis is an uncommon presentation of the early-disseminated phase of Lyme
disease, although it is recognizable and often curable. Because of its rarity, diagnosing …

On December 13, 2013, MMWR published a report describing three cases of sudden
cardiac death associated with Lyme carditis (1). State public health departments and CDC …

Background: Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States,
and it is hyperendemic in the Northeast (1). In the United States, the spirochete Borrelia …

Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is carried to human hosts
by infected ticks. There are nearly 30,000 cases of Lyme disease reported to the CDC each …

Background Lyme disease (LD), is the most common vector-borne illness in the US and
Europe, with predominantly cutaneous, articular, cardiac and neuro-psychiatric …

Although Lyme disease is common in North America and Europe, affecting as many as 1 in
1000 people in certain American states and 1 in 300 people in parts of Southern Europe …

Lyme carditis is an uncommon manifestation of early disseminated Lyme disease. This case
illustrates a 66-year-old male with complaints of fatigue, myalgias, and fever after a tick bite …