After six weeks of walking, Ross Carter has made it to Basle in Switzerland after a long blistering walk across the Alsace valley. Many thanks to everyone who has sponsored Ross so far. Read more details of his trip here.
Because of the lack of quality European clinical trials, there is significant disagreement across European guidelines on both diagnosis and treatment. Although tests can help to confirm Lyme disease, no blood test can rule it out: diagnosis should be on the basis of clinical symptoms and the elimination of other conditions.