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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What's Your Diagnosis? A Case of Extreme Thrombocytosis in a Dog
Veterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
Stephanie F. Anderson +5 more
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Diversity Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in natural foci of Novosibirsk region
PCR assays were used to test sample from Ixodes persulcatus, blood and tissues of small mammals, human blood after tick bi- tes, as well as isolates from adult ticks. It was demonstrated the presence of two Borrelia species: B. garinii and B.
N. V. Fomenko +5 more
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Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in historic tick samples and its relevance to the white-tailed deer population in New Hampshire [PDF]
The cases of Lyme disease in New Hampshire have increased over time. There are speculations that increasing number of Lyme disease cases in New Hampshire are due to environmental factors, such as warmer climate, white-footed mouse population, white ...
Rakasiwi, Tasya
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What Is Your Diagnosis? Lymph Node Aspirates From a Dog
Veterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
Gillian Herbert +4 more
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Cryo-electron Tomography Elucidates the Molecular Architecture of \u3ci\u3eTreponema pallidum\u3c/i\u3e, the Syphilis Spirochete [PDF]
Cryo-electron tomography (CET) was used to examine the native cellular organization of Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete. T. pallidum cells appeared to form flat waves, did not contain an outer coat and, except for bulges over the basal bodies ...
Izard, Jacques +10 more
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A Comparative Analysis of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification and Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays for the Detection of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Borrelia in Borrelia tholozani Ticks from Northwest Iran [PDF]
Background & Objectives: The tick Borrelia tholozani serves as a principal vector for Relapsing Fever Borrelia (RFB), an endemic pathogen in Iran. In this study, we assessed and compared the efficacy of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and ...
Faezeh Houmansadr, Mohammad Soleimani
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Diversity within Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies in Switzerland by recA gene sequence [PDF]
A total of 874 Ixodes ricinus ticks were collected in Switzerland to investigate the genetic diversity of the Borrelia population. We integrated to the RT-PCR method the DNA sequence analysis of a 162-bp fragment of the recA gene.
Bernasconi, Marco V. +3 more
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Risk of Ixodes ricinus Bites in a Population of Forestry Workers in an Endemic Region in France
The progressing worldwide increases in tick occurrence and tick-borne diseases calls for the development of new prevention strategies to reduce their impact on human and animal health.
Antoine Grillon +2 more
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Lyme Disease in Fairfield County, Connecticut: The Need to Know [PDF]
There has been a steady rise in number of cases reported of Lyme disease in the past 25 years. In fact, it is the 7th most common reportable infectious disease in US with an estimated over 300,000 people diagnosed and treated each year. The total medical
Chen, Jack
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