title: Epidemiology of Lyme Neuroborreliosis.
abstract: Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness and the fifth most common disease in the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. If left untreated, infection disseminates to the nervous system. The nonhuman primate model of Lyme disease of the nervous system, or Lyme neuroborreliosis, accurately mimics the aspects of the human illness. There is general recognition for the potential of infectious-related autoimmune inflammatory processes contributing to disease progression and clinical manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroepidemiology, Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; College of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: david.younger@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Younger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D020852:Lyme Neuroborreliosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Borrelia burgdorferi; Epidemiology; Lyme disease; Neurology; Public health