| EM | Erythema migrans |
| LB | Lyme borreliosis |
| LG | Lyme Group |
| RFG | Relapsing Fever Group |
| REPG | Echidna-Reptile Group |
| Bbss | Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto |
| Bbsl | Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato |
| STBRF | Soft Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever |
| HTBRF | Hard Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever |
| LTBRF | Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever |
| TBP | Tick-borne pathogens |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |