ABSTRACT

I. General and Medical Importance ....................................................................384 A. Lyme Borreliosis .........................................................................................384 B. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ..................................................................387 C. Other Spotted Fever Group (SFG) Rickettsioses ....................................... 391 D. Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis ...................................................................393 E. Babesiosis ....................................................................................................395 F. Tularemia .....................................................................................................396 G. Colorado Tick Fever....................................................................................398 H. Relapsing Fever ...........................................................................................398 I. Tick-borne Encephalitis ..............................................................................399 J. Tick Paralysis...............................................................................................400