Lack of serological evidence for Lyme-like borreliosis in Brazil

Particularly in Brazil, cases with Lyme-like clinical symptoms, locally known as the Baggio-Yoshinari syndrome, have been diagnosed since 1992; however, the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory findings of this syndrome differ from the classic cases of Lyme borreliosis and the etiological agent has not yet been isolated either from humans or a natural vector [1].

Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - April 14, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Stefan Vilges de Oliveira, Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez, Crispim Cerutti Source Type: research