Borrelia burgdorferi Infection and Erythema Migrans

Steven E. Schutzer; Anna Marie Wellins; Raymond J. Dattwyler

doi:10.1056/NEJMc2508805

Borrelia burgdorferi Infection and Erythema Migrans

Steven E. Schutzer
, Anna Marie Wellins
, Raymond J. Dattwyler

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Abstract

Borrelia burgdorferi Infection and Erythema Migrans Expansion of the range of the lone star tick, a vector for southern tick-associated rash illness, has led to overlap with the range of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis, which may cause diagnostic uncertainty.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	302-303
Number of pages	2
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	394
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc2508805
State	Published - Jan 15 2026

Keywords

Bacterial Infections
Diagnostics
Infectious Disease
Infectious Disease General
Public Health
Public Health General

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