Ticks : the vectors of lyme disease / Robert P. Smith -- Biology of the lyme disease agents a selective survey of clinical and epidemiologic relevance / Alan G. Barbour -- Borreliella : interactions with the host immune system / Kirk Sperber and Raymond J. Dattwyler -- Diagnostic testing for lyme disease / Paul G. Auwaerter -- Global epidemiology of Borreliella burgdorferi infections / Paul S. Mead -- Antibiotic therapy for infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato / Gary P. Wormser -- Lyme borreliosis : the European perspective / Franc Strle, Gerold Stanek, and Klemen Strle -- Neuroborreliosis : a European persective / Rick Dersch -- Medically unexplained symptoms & lyme neuroborreliosis : not the same / Erlend Roaldsnes, Randi Eikeland and Dag Berild -- Erythema migrans / Robert B. Nadelman and Linden Hu -- Cardiac involvement / Jonathan R. Salik and David M. Dudzinski -- The musculoskeletal manifestations of lyme disease / Leonard H Sigal -- Nervous system involvement / John J. Halperin -- Lyme disease in children / Eugene D. Shapiro -- The psychology of "post-lyme disease syndrome" and "not lyme" / Afton L. Hassett and Leonard H. Sigal -- Chronic lyme disease / Adriana Marques -- Lyme disease : the great controversy / John J. Halperin, Phillip Baker and Gary P. Wormser.
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This new, full colour edition provides up-to-date research covering rapid advances in our understanding of the pathogen and disease. It explores the causative organism, its ecosystem, disease epidemiology, host-Borrelia interactions, diagnostic testing, clinical manifestations, therapeutic options, host immunity and pathogenesis, and prognosis.