Lyme Disease - 9781800626201

CABI Publishing

Lyme DiseaseAn Evidence-based Approach\nAuthor(s): John Halperin, Silje Andreassen, Paul G Auwaerter, Phillip Baker, Alan G Barbour, Raymond J Dattwyler, Rick Dersch, David M Dudzinski, Randi Eikeland, Simran Gupta\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: CABI Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: CABI Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781800626201, 978-1800626201\nSynopsis\nLyme disease remains a subject of considerable public and clinical interest, and misunderstandings about Lyme borreliosis continue to cause widespread concern about potential long-term disability. Although the infection occurs primarily in highly endemic areas of Europe and North America, these areas are expanding, as global warming leads to a steady expansion of the tick vectors' habitats. In the period since the 2nd edition was published our understanding of the biology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of this infection have continued to evolve. Many of these important advances have been clarified in a new US joint cl.