Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay intended as screening test for the semiquantitative and qualitative detection of IgG antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in human serum or plasma.
Disease: Lyme diseases
Symptoms: Multisystemic illness. Early manifestations: Erythema migrans; flu- like symptoms like fever, myalgias and headaches; carditis; meningitis. Late manifestations: Chronic neurological, dermatological and / or cardiological symptoms; Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans; Herxheimer reaction; Lyme-Arthritis
Mechanism of Infection: Transmission by tick bite; Europe: Ixodes ricinus; USA: Ixodes dammini