Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. Up to 70,000 new cases are estimated each year in Austria alone. The bacterial infection can cause lasting health problems for patients.
A research team has made significant progress in understanding the mechanism of infection and identified a potential way forward for the development of targeted therapies that do not rely on antibiotics.
Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in Europe. Borrelia bacteria are transmitted to humans when infected ticks bite. Recent studies from the same research group at MedUni Vienna have shown that every fourth tick is carrying Borrelia in Austria. Treatment with antibiotics is best started as soon as possible after diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis.
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