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Lyme borreliosis is transmitted to a variety of animal species including man by infected ticks and biting flies. The illness in humans is characterized by malaise, fever, headache and possibly a rash. Recovery may be spontaneous or patients may develop arthritis, neurological and cardiac manifestations at a later stage. Laboratory diagnosis is fraught with pitfalls. Treatment with beta-lactam antibiotics or tetracycline over several weeks is usually successful. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the disease occurs in South Africa. |
