> despite the lack of any clinical signs like the classic red ring Afaik proper diagnosis still poses quite a bit of challenge. The red ring doesn't always ha

> despite the lack of any clinical signs like the classic red ring Afaik proper diagnosis still poses quite a bit of challenge. The red ring doesn't always happen, in a German trial only 23% of neuroborreliosis patients actually had the "wanderröte". [0] Similar problems with the antibody assays: They can only detect if the pathogen had been present/not present, but not if it's an acute or a chronic infection. That's why some physicians keep on giving long-term antibiotics regimes, based on the assumption that it's a chronic infection. [0] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00115-003-1560-z#/page-1 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00115-003-1560-z#...