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

, 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.
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Drug Combinations against Borrelia burgdorferi Persisters In Vitro: Eradication Achieved by Using Daptomycin, Cefoperazone and Doxycycline

PLoS ONE, 2015
Although most Lyme disease patients can be cured with antibiotics doxycycline or amoxicillin using 2-4 week treatment durations, some patients suffer from persistent arthritis or post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome. Why these phenomena occur is unclear,
Jie Feng, P. Auwaerter, Ying Zhang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

Medical 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, Tuğba Özdemir, Maide Nur Gündoğdu, İpek Erdem, Ömer Orkun   +4 more
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The importance of lizards and small mammals as reservoirs for Borrelia lusitaniae in Portugal [PDF]

, 2014
Borrelia lusitaniae is a pathogen frequent in the Mediterranean area. Apart from lizards, evidence for birds and small mammals as competent reservoirs for this genospecies has been occasional.
Alves, J., Anda, P., Carvalho, I. Lopes de, Escudero, R., Norte, A. C., Núncio, M. S., Ramos, J. A., Silva, A. Alves da, Silva, L. P. da   +8 more
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SEROPREVALENCE OF MOSQUITO-BORN AND TICK-BORN MICROORGANISMS IN HUMAN POPULATION OF SOUTH BACKA DISTRICT

Archives of Veterinary Medicine, 2016
Chikungunya virus is an Arbo virus belonging to the family Togaviridae. In urban areas, antropophilic Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are vectors for virus transmission to human population.
Ivana Hrnjaković Cvjetković, Tamaš Petrović, Dušan Petrić, Dejan Cvjetković, Gordana Kovačević, Jelena Radovanov, Aleksandra Jovanović Galović, Aleksandra Pat, Nataša Nikolić, Sandra Stefan Mikić, Vesna Milošević   +10 more
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Effectiveness of Stevia Rebaudiana Whole Leaf Extract Against the Various Morphological Forms of Borrelia Burgdorferi in Vitro

European Journal of Microbiology & Immunology, 2015
Lyme disease is a tick-borne multisystemic disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. Administering antibiotics is the primary treatment for this disease; however, relapse often occurs when antibiotic treatment is discontinued.
P. A. Theophilus, María Victoria, K. M. Socarras, K. Filush, K. Gupta, D. Luecke, E. Sapi   +6 more
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Babesia nucleic acid prevalence among blood donors in southern Québec

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Tick‐borne diseases are on the rise in Canada, and southern Québec is considered one of the highest‐risk regions for Babesia emergence. Babesia is easily transmissible through blood transfusion and was the most common transfusion‐transmitted infection in the United States before the implementation of nucleic acid testing (NAT) in ...
Christian Renaud, Milena Fedorova, Nathalie C. Simard, Jean‐François Côté, Jeffrey M. Linnen, Genevieve Baron, François Milord, Karine Thivierge, Alejandra Irace‐Cima, Jamel A. Groves, Rebecca L. Townsend, Paula Saa, Laura Tonnetti, Susan L. Stramer, Marc Germain, Antoine Lewin   +15 more
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An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Spot Assay Measuring Borrelia burgdorferi B31-Specific Interferon Gamma-Secreting T Cells Cannot Discriminate Active Lyme Neuroborreliosis from Past Lyme Borreliosis: a Prospective Study in the Netherlands. [PDF]

, 2018
Two-tier serology testing is most frequently used for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis (LB); however, a positive result is no proof of active disease. To establish a diagnosis of active LB, better diagnostics are needed. Tests investigating the cellular
Bossink, A W J, Bouwman, J J M, Ismail, D M, Kremer, K, Muilwijk, R H, Notermans, D W, Salomons, M, Sankatsing, S U C, Thijsen, S F T, van Gorkom, T, Vlaminckx, B J M, Voet, W   +11 more
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RNA-Seq-based analysis of changes in Borrelia burgdorferi gene expression linked to pathogenicity

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Lyme disease is a global public health problem caused by the spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi. Our previous studies found differences in disease severity between B. burgdorferi B31- and B. garinii SZ-infected mice.
Qiong Wu, Guiquan Guan, Zhijie Liu, Youquan Li, Jianxun Luo, Hong Yin   +5 more
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Enfermedad de Lyme en el Perú. Una revisión clínica y epidemiológica

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2018
Esta es una revisión crítica y organizada de la información disponible y actualizada acerca de la enfermedad de Lyme y la infección por Borrelia en el Perú.
Jorge Cervantes
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