About the Authors
- Franc Strle
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Gary P. Wormser
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* E-mail: gary_wormser@nymc.edu
Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States of America
- Paul Mead
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Kanthi Dhaduvai
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States of America
- Michael V. Longo
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States of America
- Omosalewa Adenikinju
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States of America
- Sandeep Soman
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States of America
- Yodit Tefera
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States of America
- Vera Maraspin
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Stanka Lotrič-Furlan
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Katarina Ogrinc
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Jože Cimperman
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Eva Ružić-Sabljić
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Affiliation Institute for Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Faculty Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Daša Stupica
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Competing Interests
GPW received research grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Immunetics, Inc., BioRad, DiaSorin, Inc., and BioMerieux. GPW has equity in Abbott and is an expert witness in malpractice cases involving Lyme disease. GPW is also an unpaid board member American Lyme Disease Foundation, and GPW is an expert witness regarding Lyme disease in a disciplinary action for the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts. FS is a consultant to Baxter for Lyme vaccine development. GPW is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GPW FS PM KD MVL OA SS YT. Performed the experiments: FS VM SLF KO JC ERS DS. Analyzed the data: GPW PM FS KD MVL OA SS YT SLF KO DS. Wrote the paper: GPW PM KD MVL OA SS YT VM SLF KO JC ERS DS FS. Final approval of the version to be published: FS GPW PM KD MVL OA SS YT VM SLF KO JC ERS DS.