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History of Lyme Borreliosis in Europe

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Aspects of Lyme Borreliosis

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Knowledge of Lyme borreliosis in Europe has roughly developed in three phases. Between 1883 and 1945, basic descriptions of dermatological and neurological manifestations were presented. The beneficial effect of penicillin and other antibiotics noted in the late 1940s and early 1950s gave a new impetus to the study of the cause and nature of these manifestations, especially the dermatological ones; this phase lasted until 1975. Following the first description of Lyme disease in 1977 and the discovery of the causative organism in the United States in 1982, a third and this time broader look into the disease and much of its surroundings ensued in Europe.

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Weber, K., Pfister, HW. (1993). History of Lyme Borreliosis in Europe. In: Weber, K., Burgdorfer, W., Schierz, G. (eds) Aspects of Lyme Borreliosis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77614-4_1

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