[Lyme borreliosis: from the erythema migrans to Lyme arthritis].
An outbreak of arthritis (Lyme arthritis) initiated the research leading to the description of the Lyme disease in the years 1977-78 as a multisystemic tick-borne disease. Five years later the spirochete responsible for Lyme disease is discovered and will be named Borrelia burgdorferi, in honor to its discoverer, Dr Willy Burgdorfer. Presently in Europe, 6 Borrelia species have been described and current knowledge on epidemiology is reported here. Practical advises for the diagnostic of Lyme arthritis are proposed.
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Division des maladies infectieuses et microbiologie, CONSILIA, Laboratoires et conseils médicaux SA, Avenue Grand-Champsec 86, 1950 Sion. olivier.peter@consilia-sa.ch
D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012698:Serologic Tests