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Genotyping of Borrelia, Rickettsia and Anaplasma in Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in the Kaliningrad region

open access: yesЖурнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии
Background. Tick-borne bacterial and protozoal pathogens pose a significant public health problem. The aim of this study was to detect and genotype Borrelia, Rickettsia and Anaplasma in Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks collected in the ...
Mikhail Yu. Kartashov   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antigenic variation in the African trypanosome: molecular mechanisms and phenotypic complexity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Antigenic variation is an immune evasion strategy that has evolved in viral, bacterial and protistan pathogens. In the African trypanosome this involves stochastic switches in the composition of a variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) coat, using a massive ...
Marcello, Lucio   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Activity of Bee Venom and Melittin against Borrelia burgdorferi

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2017
Lyme disease is a tick-borne, multi-systemic disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Though antibiotics are used as a primary treatment, relapse often occurs after the discontinuation of antimicrobial agents. The reason for relapse remains
K. M. Socarras   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia aktasi in a wild bezoar goat (Capra aegagrus): Overlap with domestic goat strains

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first molecular detection of tick‐borne pathogens in Capra aegagrus. Genetic analysis reveals similarities between Babesia aktasi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains in bezoar and domestic goats, indicating potential pathogen exchange.
Aykut Zerek   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Borrelia miyamotoi–Associated Neuroborreliosis in Immunocompromised Person

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
Borrelia miyamotoi is a newly recognized human pathogen in the relapsing fever group of spirochetes. We investigated a case of B. miyamotoi infection of the central nervous system resembling B.
K. Boden   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Leukemia cutis with concomitant acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans and chronic B‐cell lymphocytic leukemia: complete clearance under doxycycline therapy

open access: yes
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Sven‐Niklas Burmann   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel and emerging antimicrobial strategies in the management of oral infections

open access: yesPeriodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Antibiotics marked a pivotal turning point in human civilization, enhancing social interactions and extending human life expectancy. In addition to their success in treating systemic infectious diseases, they have significantly improved periodontal treatment outcomes as an adjunct therapy.
Ozge Unlu, Nil Yakar, Alpdogan Kantarci
wiley   +1 more source

Mini erythema migrans - A sign of early Lyme borreliosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Background: An erythema migrans (EM) remaining smaller than 5 cm in diameter, called mini EM by us, has not been addressed in detail. Objective: To study the significance of the mini EM as a sign of Lyme borreliosis. Methods: Patients with suspected mini
Weber, K., Wilske, B.
core   +1 more source

Larvae of Ixodes ricinus transmit Borrelia afzelii and B. miyamotoi to vertebrate hosts

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2016
BackgroundLyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne human disease and is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.). Borrelia miyamotoi, a relapsing fever spirochaete, is transmitted transovarially, whereas this has not been shown for B ...
G. V. van Duijvendijk   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

EVIDENCES ABOUT HUMAN TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS IN CUBA

open access: yesActa Biomedica Scientifica, 2018
Serosurveys for IgG antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in a population exposed to tick bites (n = 247) and blood donors (n = 114) were done to assess the prevalence of tick-borne infections in. Seroprevalence of antiborrelial IgG antibodies
I. Rodríguez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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