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Clinical Manifestations of Lyme Borreliosis in Europe: Burden of Lyme Disease Study (BOLD), 2021-2022
Pfizer Ltd, Dorking Rd, Surrey, England.
Pfizer Corp Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria.
University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Medical University Bialystok, Poland.
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2026 (English)In: Pathogens, E-ISSN 2076-0817, Vol. 15, no 3, article id 327Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Lyme borreliosis (LB), the most common European tick-borne disease, can manifest as an erythema migrans (EM) rash or as disseminated LB. The prospective Burden of Lyme Disease (BOLD) study evaluated the frequency of LB clinical manifestations, including signs, symptoms, and treatment patterns in 14 healthcare practices in endemic regions of six European countries: the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden. Between April 2021 and December 2022, patients with suspected LB were evaluated using predefined case definitions that were applied by investigators to identify medically attended LB cases. Enrolled cases were interviewed about their symptoms. Among the 797 LB cases, 615 (77.2%) had EM and 182 (22.8%) had disseminated disease; 154 of the disseminated cases had Lyme arthritis (LA), five had Lyme neuroborreliosis, and three had Lyme carditis. Geographically, the proportion of disseminated disease varied by country, from 1.1% in Slovenia to 78.0% in Slovakia. Overall, 76.3% of all LB cases in Slovakia were LA. Antibiotic use varied by country, although every country prescribed doxycycline. The frequency of LB manifestations varied substantially between countries. EM was the most common manifestation in all countries except Slovakia, where LA was most common. This study underscores the need for improved prevention strategies.

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MDPI, 2026. Vol. 15, no 3, article id 327
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burden of disease, clinical manifestations, disseminated disease, Europe, Lyme borreliosis, Lyme Disease
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Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine Infectious Medicine
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URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-29306DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15030327ISI: 001725382300001PubMedID: 41901780Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105034505736OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-29306DiVA, id: diva2:2050979
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