- Pathogen:
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Rising antibody titres. Clinical signs. Cultures.
- Pathogen Information:
- Gram-negative, helical bacteria. Longer and wider than other spirochetes. Several genospecies have been identified.
- Epidemiology:
- Obligate parasites in a variety of vertebrate hosts. Transmitted by ticks and infected small rodents.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Lyme disease, Arthritis, Neurological and cardiac diseases.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.