The Less Frequent Tick-borne Infections in Central Europe

Abstract. The incidence of tick-borne infections is increasing, the endemic areas of tick vectors are expanding, novel tick-borne pathogens have been identified, and ...

Lyme Disease – Epidemiology and Pathophysiology

Abstract. Lyme disease is a zoonosis caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and its genospecies. Its distribution includes Europe and some parts of North America. The ...

Lyme Disease – Laboratory Diagnostics

Abstract. Lyme borreliosis is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. Laboratory testing for Borrelia-specific antibodies is crucial for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis in addition to ...

Clinical presentation and Treatment of Lyme Disease

Abstract. Lyme borreliosis is a tick-born disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato characteristically occurring in the northern hemisphere. Typically, the first ...

Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) – Fundamentals

Abstract. There is widespread endemicity of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in all German-speaking countries. In most regions there is a gradual increase in incidence and further ...

Tick-Borne Encephalitis – Viral Transmission and Considerations for Vaccination

Abstract. Tick-Borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a flavivirus transmitted to humans primarily through the bite of infected Ixodes ...

Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) – Clinical and Therapeutical Aspects

Abstract. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an acute inflammatory disease of the central nervous system transmitted by ticks and caused by the TBE virus, which ...