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Borrelia burgdorferi exposure in coyotes: an indicator of B. burgdorferi levels in urban versus rural environments. [PDF]
Vet Evid, 2022 PICO question Do wild coyotes in the US that are in an urban habitat compared to a rural habitat have a higher prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi seroconversion? Clinical bottom line Category of research question Prevalence The number and type of study designs reviewed Two papers, both utilising a cross-sectional study design Strength of ...
Shultz L, Fausak E.
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Lyme Neuroborreliosis: Mechanisms of B. burgdorferi Infection of the Nervous System. [PDF]
Brain Sci, 2021 Lyme borreliosis is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in the United States, infecting ~476,000 people annually. Borrelia spp. spirochetal bacteria are the causative agents of Lyme disease in humans and are transmitted by Ixodes spp ticks. Clinical manifestations vary depending on which Borrelia genospecies infects the patient and may be a ...
Ford L, Tufts DM.
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Culture of Borrelia burgdorferi [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2001 Marques et al. (2) recently evaluated a new culture medium for the growth of Borrelia burgdorferi from human blood based on a report by Phillips et al. (3). The MPM medium described by Phillips et al. was prepared with Detroit tap water. However, Marques et al.
Richard C. Tilton +2 more
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That's my story, and I'm sticking to it—an update on B. burgdorferi adhesins [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2014 Adhesion is the initial event in the establishment of any infection. Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiological agent of Lyme disease, possesses myriad proteins termed adhesins that facilitate contact with its vertebrate hosts. B. burgdorferi adheres to host tissues through interactions with host cells and extracellular matrix, as well as other molecules ...
Brissette, Catherine A. +1 more
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PLoS Pathogens, 2021 Lyme disease, which is caused by infection with Borrelia burgdorferi and related species, can lead to inflammatory pathologies affecting the joints, heart, and nervous systems including the central nervous system (CNS).
Timothy Casselli +5 more
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Medycyna Pracy, 2015 Background: The presence of co-infections induced by tick-borne pathogens in humans is an important epidemiological phenomenon. This issue has attracted growing attention of doctors and people working under conditions of an increased risk of being ...
Małgorzata Tokarska-Rodak +4 more
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The urokinase receptor (uPAR) facilitates clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2009 The causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, has been shown to induce expression of the urokinase receptor (uPAR); however, the role of uPAR in the immune response against Borrelia has never been investigated.
Joppe W R Hovius +15 more
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Increasing of informational content of serological diagnosis of acute Lyme- borreliosis
Acta Medica Leopoliensia, 2020 Aim. To improve the serological diagnosis of erythematous form of Lyme borreliosis by detecting antibodies to the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. afzelii and B.
M.I. Shkilna +7 more
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Clinical and Developmental Immunology, 2012 Borrelia burgdorferi is a spirochetal bacterium that causes Lyme disease. These studies address whether current research methods using either ELISA to detect seroconversion to B.
John J. Lazarus +3 more
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Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2019 Introduction Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) are vectors and/or reservoirs of many pathogens, i.e. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti .
Marek Asman +4 more
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