Epidemiology of European Lyme borreliosis.

摘要: Lyme borreliosis occurs throughout Europe and is particularly prevalent in the east. In a small proportion of untreated cases serious sequelae may occur, but alone does not cause death. Clinical serological diagnosis can still be problematic various genomospecies different disease manifestations as well differing immunological responses. However, considerable progress has been made standardising case definitions testing interpretation. Few countries have official reporting systems for most figures on incidence are extrapolated from serodiagnosis data seroprevalence studies. Geographical variations seem to correlate with prevalence infected ticks, which mainly associated varied deciduous forest. The complex ecology makes it difficult implement preventive measures, so improving public knowledge risk factors methods personal protection remain best option at present.