莱姆病(Lyme disease, LD)是本世纪初发现的由蜱和其他昆虫传播的一种新的动物源性螺旋体病,可引起多系统损害。最早是在美国的康涅狄格州莱姆(kyme)地区发现,因而命名。自从北美的LD和欧洲的蜱生脑膜神经根炎被验明是包柔氏螺旋体(Borrelia burgdorferi, Bor B)感染所致以来,许多神经系统疾病谱可能与这种病原体传播有关。以脑膜炎、颅神经炎、疼痛性神经根炎等最为常见。近年来研究表明世界上已有10多个国家和地区有本病流行。我国自 Lyme disease (LD) was a new zoonotic spirochete disease that was transmitted by ticks and other insects at the beginning of this century and caused multiple system damage. It was first discovered in the kyme, Connecticut area of ​​the United States and hence its name. Since the North American LD and European tick-derived meningeal radicular disease have been identified as Borrelia burgdorferi (Bor B) infection, many of the spectrum of nervous system diseases may be related to the spread of this pathogen. Meningitis, cranial neuritis, painful radiculitis and other most common. In recent years, studies have shown that the disease has more than 10 countries and regions in the world. My country since