Aims and objectives

The ESCMID Study Group for Tick-Borne Diseases (ESGBOR) plays a pivotal role in the management of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme borreliosis. By uniting pan-European experts, ESGBOR is committed to:

  • Advising healthcare professionals, leaders, and stakeholders on the management of tick-borne diseases
  • Reviewing diagnostic and treatment guidelines, and publishing position statements to promote high standards of care
  • Facilitating research initiatives as well as organising thematic meetings and conferences to foster knowledge exchange

Activities and resources

Towards shortening the duration of antibiotic therapy for Lyme borreliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Raffetin A, Henningsson AJ, Ornstein K, Arias P, Fingerle V, Patrat-Delon S, Bremell D, Lindgren PE, Rupprecht TA, Jaulhac B, Hunfeld KP, Cazorla C, Markowicz M, Lienhard R, van Dam AP, Baux E, Mavin S, Hovius JW, Baarsma ME, Berg KK, Eikeland R, Dessau RB; ESGBOR the ESCMID study group for Tick-Borne Diseases.  Infection. 2025 Jun;53(3):809-830

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The choice of study designs of diagnostic accuracy using Borrelia specific IgG and IgM antibodies for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis.

Dessau RB, Raffetin A, Eikeland R, Fingerle V, Henningsson AJ, Hunfeld KP, Jaulhac B, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Markowicz M, Mavin S, Ornstein K, Wijnveld M, Strle F.  Clin Microbiol Infect. 2025 Aug;31(8):1307-1312

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Early and better diagnosis for Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Raffetin A, Hovius JWR, Jaulhac B, Henningsson AJ, Tattevin P. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2024 Dec;30(12):1500-1502

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Tick-borne diseases in the North Sea region-A comprehensive overview and recommendations for diagnostics and treatment

Eikeland R, Henningsson AJ, Lebech AM, Kerlefsen Y, Mavin S, Vrijlandt A, Hovius JW, Lernout T, Lim C, Dobler G, Fingerle V, Gynthersen RM, Lindgren PE, Reiso H. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2024 Mar;15(2):102306

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Identification of potential biomarkers in active Lyme borreliosis. 

Tjernberg I, Lager M, Furset Jensen G, Eikeland R, Nyman D, Brudin L, Henningsson AJ. PLoS ONE. 2023;18(6):e0287586.

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Executive Committee

  Anna J. Henningsson

Anna J. Henningsson

Chair
Linköping University and Region Jönköping County, Clinical Microbiology
Jönköping, Sweden
  Randi Eikeland

Randi Eikeland

Treasurer
Norwegian advisory Unit on Tick-borne Disease
Kristiansand, Norway
  Volker Fingerle

Volker Fingerle

Science Officer
Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority. German National Reference Centre for Borrelia.
Oberschleißheim, Germany
  Mateusz Markowicz

Mateusz Markowicz

Secretary
AGES, Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene
Vienna, Austria
  Alice Raffetin

Alice Raffetin

Education Officer
Tick-Borne Diseases Reference Center
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France

Contact

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