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A Case Series on NeuroborreliosisAn Emerging Infection in India [PDF]
Lyme disease is a zoonotic disease spread by the bite of Ixodes ticks. These ticks are known to be found in wooded or grassy areas. The disease manifestations can be divided into early Lyme disease and late Lyme disease. The manifestations of late Lyme
Rachna Sehgal, Meenakshi Bhatt
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Ticks and tick-borne diseases have spread over the last decades. In parallel, the incidence in humans, accidental hosts for most of these zoonotic diseases, has increased.
Pierre H. Boyer+6 more
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Molecular detection of Bartonella and Borrelia in pet dogs in Metro Manila and Laguna, Philippines [PDF]
Background and Aim: Bartonella and Borrelia are zoonotic vector-borne pathogens that can infect dogs and humans. Data on Bartonella and Borrelia in dogs in the Philippines are lacking.
Chae Eun Lee+6 more
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Dog tick (Rhipecephalus) causing Lyme disease in an adult human
Lyme disease is a tick-borne multisystem disorder transmitted by the family of Ixodes and caused by a spirochete, Borrelia. An early manifestation of the disease presents with skin lesions typically called Erythema chronicum migrans (ECM).
Ashok Kumar Grover+4 more
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Tick-Tattoo: DNA Vaccination Against B. burgdorferi or Ixodes scapularis Tick Proteins
IntroductionBorrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) is the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. Currently there is no human vaccine against Lyme borreliosis, and most research focuses on recombinant protein vaccines. DNA tattoo vaccination with B.
Michelle J. Klouwens+10 more
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Summary. Dermacentor reticulatus and Dermacentor marginatus ticks species are the most common species in Europe and Ukraine. These species have somewhat similar habitats, but the first species is more often found more northerly, and the other more ...
S.S. Podobivskyi+3 more
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Lyme disease, a tick-borne multisystem disease, is caused by spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato). It is a common illness in temperate countries, especially the United States, but the incidence is increasing across continents due to increasing ...
Vikram K Mahajan
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Novel Rickettsia spp. in two common overwintering North American songbirds
American robins and dark-eyed juncos migrate across North America and have been found to be competent hosts for some bacterial and viral pathogens, but their contributions to arthropod-borne diseases more broadly remain poorly characterized.
Daniel J. Becker+10 more
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A high fidelity approach to assembling the complex Borrelia genome
Background Bacteria of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) complex can cause Lyme borreliosis. Different B. burgdorferi s.l. genospecies vary in their host and vector associations and human pathogenicity but the genetic basis for these adaptations
Sabrina Hepner+14 more
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HIV and Mediterranean Zoonoses: A Review of the Literature
A zoonosis is an infectious disease that has jumped from a non-human animal to humans. Some zoonoses are very common in the Mediterranean area and endemic in specific regions, so they represent an important problem for public health.
Ylenia Russotto+4 more
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