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Lyme disease is a chronic, multi-systemic, inflammatory disorder of humans and animals associated with infection by the tick-borne spirochaete, Borrelia burgdorferi. There are a number of subspecies of B. burgdorferi, each adapted to a different type of wildlife. The principal vector in the UK is the tick Ixodes ricinus and animals become infected following a bite from an infected nymph or adult. Last reviewed 2016
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