The history of Lyme disease in Italy and its spread in the Italian territory

The history of Lyme disease in Italy and its spread in the Italian territory

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common vector-borne zoonotic inflammatory disease in the Northern Hemisphere. In Italy, the first case was diagnosed in 1985 in a woman in Liguria, while the second, in 1986 in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, documenting the infection in northern Italy. Both diagnoses were c...

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Main Authors: Giusto Trevisan, Maurizio Ruscio, Marina Cinco, Katiuscia Nan, Patrizia Forgione, Nicola Di Meo, Paolo Tranchini, Massimo Nacca, Silvana Trincone, Sara Giordana Rimoldi, Vania Giacomet, Michela Ricci, Davide Melandri, Stefania Artioli, Patrizia Monteforte, Giuseppe Stinco, Serena Bonin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Lyme borreliosis
erythema migrans
associated symptoms
antibiotic therapy
Lyme in Italy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1128142/full

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