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Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) in the Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Children and Adults with Central Nervous System Infections

Cells, 2019
Neutrophils operate as part of the innate defence in the skin and may eliminate the Borrelia spirochaete via phagocytosis, oxidative bursts, and hydrolytic enzymes. However, their importance in Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is unclear.
Daniel Appelgren, Helena Enocsson, Barbro H. Skogman, Marika Nordberg, Linda Perander, Dag Nyman, Clara Nyberg, Jasmin Knopf, Luis E. Muñoz, Christopher Sjöwall, Johanna Sjöwall   +10 more
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Disseminated secondary erythema migrans: Typical and atypical presentation of a rare disease in India

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2022
Lyme borreliosis is a multisystem disease transmitted by the bite of vector, Ixodes tick and caused by the strains of spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.
Vikas Pathania, Sunmeet Sandhu, Deepak Vashisht, Prashant Sengupta   +3 more
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A high fidelity approach to assembling the complex Borrelia genome

BMC Genomics, 2023
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, Konstantin Kuleshov, Ave Tooming-Kunderud, Nikolas Alig, Alexander Gofton, Sherwood Casjens, Robert E. Rollins, Alexandra Dangel, Evangelos Mourkas, Samuel K. Sheppard, Andreas Wieser, Johannes Hübner, Andreas Sing, Volker Fingerle, Gabriele Margos   +14 more
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First psychotic episode as first manifestation of lyme disease: Case report

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction Lyme disease (LD) is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) and has been reported to be associated with various psychiatric presentations.
R. Almeida Leite, M. Almeida, A. Costa, J. Alcafache, A. Mesquita   +4 more
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Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi in Atlantic Canadian wildlife

PLOS ONE, 2022
Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi are tick-vectored zoonotic pathogens maintained in wildlife species. Tick populations are establishing in new areas globally in response to climate change and other factors. New Brunswick is a Canadian maritime province at the advancing front of tick population establishment and has seen increasing numbers of
Christopher B. Zinck, Vett K. Lloyd
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Dynamics of Ixodes ricinus and associated bacterial pathogens in the forest and agricultural ecosystems of northeastern France

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Ixodes ricinus ticks evolve mainly in forest ecosystems, which can be affected by human activities in different ways. The present study aimed to analyze the relationship between different landscapes, tick populations, and the circulation of bacterial ...
Ali Haidar-Ahmad, Cathy Barthel, Rebeca Abigail Rivera-Vallejo, Armand Maul, Marie-Lazarine Poulle, Nathalie Boulanger   +5 more
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Ticks and tick-borne pathogens on Belle-Île-en-Mer: An exploratory study in a western French island environment

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
The islands of Brittany provide unique ecosystems for ticks and tick-borne diseases owing to their oceanic climate, influencing interactions among ticks, hosts, and pathogens.
A. Haidar-Ahmad, C. Barthel, P. Boyer, G. Joncour, B. Degeilh, N. Boulanger   +5 more
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The role of infection in morphea disease [PDF]

Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2015
Morphea is a skin disorder that leads to the sclerosis of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. In epidemiologic studies, the incidence rate of approximately 0.4 to 2.7 per 100,000 people has been reported that is equal in adults and children.
Fatemeh Farhangdoost
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Glycerophosphodiester Phosphodiesterase Identified as Non-Reliable Serological Marker for Borrelia miyamotoi Disease

Microorganisms, 2020
The relapsing fever group Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tick-borne pathogen. Diagnosis of infection is currently mainly based on serological methods detecting antibodies against B. miyamotoi glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase (GlpQ).
Michael Reiter, Theresa Stelzer, Anna M. Schötta, Mateusz Markowicz, Michael Leschnik, Anna Harsch, Edda Reiß, Richard E. Kneusel, Hannes Stockinger, Gerold Stanek   +9 more
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Lyme Disease as Farmers’ Occupational Disease. The Evaluation of an Increase in Morbidity Rate Tendency Between 2000 and 2019

Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne, 2023
The aim of this paper is to make an analysis and evaluation of Lyme disease incidence, understood as a diagnosed farmers’ occupational disease.
Podstawka Marian, Giza Ewa
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