Is there a Lyme-like disease in Australia? Summary of the findings to date.

摘要: Lyme Borreliosis is a common tick-borne disease of the northern hemisphere caused by spirochaetes Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B. s. l.) complex. It results in multi-organ with arthritic, cardiac, neurological and dermatological manifestations. In last twenty-five years there have been over 500 reports an Australian Lyme-like syndrome scientific literature. However, diagnoses made these cases primarily clinical presentation laboratory tentative reliability true cause illnesses remains unknown. A number animals introduced to Australia that may act as B. l. reservoirs Lyme-endemic countries, are some Ixodes spp. Haemaphysalis ticks whose geographical distribution matches cases. Four published studies searched for ticks, contradicting results. The potential be defined. evidence date whether species, another tick borne pathogen or due novel unrelated aetiology summarised this review.