1. Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority German National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Veterinärstr. 2 85764 Oberschleissheim Germany
2. Division of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology LMU Munich, Großhaderner Str. 2 82152 Planegg‐Martinsried Germany
3. Bacteriology and Mycology, Institute for Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine LMU Munich, Veterinärstraße 13 80539 Munich Germany
4. Binx Health Trowbridge WILTS BA14 0XG UK
5. Center for Disease Prevention and Control Infectious Diseases Surveillance and Immunization Unit Duntes iela 22‐4 Riga LV‐1005 Latvia
6. Department of Clinical Neurology Green Templeton College, The University of Oxford Oxford UK