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Geographic Diversity of Lyme Borreliosis

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Lyme Borreliosis

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Lyme Borreliosis (LB) is a multi-system disease which, like syphilis, is characterized by early and late phases and by protean clinical manifestations that may involve different organ systems.

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Bianchi, G., Rovetta, G. (1994). Geographic Diversity of Lyme Borreliosis. In: Axford, J.S., Rees, D.H.E. (eds) Lyme Borreliosis. NATO ASI Series, vol 260. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2415-1_14

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