title: Emerging pattern of Lyme disease in the United Kingdom and Irish Republic.
abstract: In the past year there have been 68 cases of Lyme disease in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. 41 patients had erythema chronicum migrans, and 8 of them had associated neurological disease. 13 further patients presented with neurological disease without a preceding skin lesion. Myocarditis was present in 1 patient. Ixodes ricinus was confirmed as the vector for Lyme disease. In two areas deer were found to be infected by Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative organism of Lyme disease. 86% of 45 deer sera tested had significant antibody titres against B burgdorferi.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001898:Borrelia / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology; D004199:Disease Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007494:Ireland; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D008875:Middle Aged; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial