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Further evidence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto associated with Lyme disease in the South

Much attention has been given to the Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI), transmitted by the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) in the South. [1] However, a new study reminds us that the causative agent of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto has been in the South since at least 1991. [2]