Rodhain F, Perez-Eid C
Rev Prat. 1989 May 18;39(15):1291-3.
Lyme disease, known primarily from North America, with three main foci in the United States, and from temperate Europe, particularly in France, seems to be increasing in incidence. Wherever it is known to exist, it has become the most prevalent tick-borne disease of man. The natural cycle of the etiologic agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, involves ticks as vectors and wild rodents as reservoirs. In infected areas, everyone walking or, especially, working in forested areas is at risk of tick bites, especially from May to October.
莱姆病主要见于北美，在美国有三个主要疫源地，在欧洲温带地区也有发现，尤其是法国，其发病率似乎在上升。无论在已知存在该病的何处，它已成为人类最常见的蜱传疾病。病原体伯氏疏螺旋体的自然循环涉及蜱作为传播媒介和野生啮齿动物作为储存宿主。在受感染地区，每个在林区行走或工作的人，尤其是从事林区工作的人，都有被蜱叮咬的风险，尤其是在5月至10月期间。
