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Ability to cause erythema migrans differs between Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Lyme borreliosis is a tick-borne disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. The variety of characteristic and non-specific clinical manifestations is partially explained by its genetic diversity.
Hengeveld, P. (Paul)   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

Disintegrin‐Like and Metalloprotease With Thrombospondin Type 1 Repeat Motifs 13 (ADAMTS13) Activity in 40 Healthy Dogs

open access: yesVeterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In humans, deficiency of a disintegrin‐like and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motifs, number 13 (ADAMTS13), a von Willebrand factor (vWF) cleaving protease, is an underlying mechanism for thrombosis. The role of ADAMTS13 in canine thromboembolic disease is largely unknown.
Ashley R. Wilkinson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amplification of the flgE gene provides evidence for the existence of a Brazilian borreliosis

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2012
INTRODUCTION: The symptoms of Brazilian borreliosis resemble the clinical manifestations of Lyme disease (LD). However, there are differences between the two in terms of epidemiological and laboratory findings.
Elenice Mantovani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and diversity of Borrelia spp. in questing ticks from urban green spaces in Lithuania

open access: yesTicks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Lithuania is a highly endemic area for Lyme borreliosis (LB), and Ixodes ricinus, the primary vector of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) in Europe, is widespread throughout the country.
Justina Snegiriovaitė   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antibody profile to Borrelia burgdorferi in veterinarians from Nuevo León, Mexico, a non-endemic area of this zoonosis

open access: yesRheumatology, 2016
Objectives: Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease caused by infections with Borrelia . Persons infected with Borrelia can be asymptomatic or can develop disseminated disease.
Cassandra M. Skinner-Taylor   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Granulomatous fasciitis followed by morphea profunda: Is granulomatous fasciitis part of a spectrum of deep morphea? A case report and review of the literature. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Although eosinophilic fasciitis is known to be part of the deep morphea spectrum, this first report of the coexistence of granulomatous fasciitis and morphea profunda suggests that granulomatous fasciitis may also be a part of the spectrum of deep ...
Christensen, Angie   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Optic Chiasm and Bilateral Optic Nerve Oligodendroglioma in A 29‐Month‐Old German Shepherd

open access: yesVeterinary Ophthalmology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To report the first documented case of high‐grade optic chiasm and nerve oligodendroglioma in a young dog and contribute to the comparative study of gliomas in humans and canines. Animal Studied A 29‐month‐old male intact German Shepherd.
Vienna M. Lunking   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Borrelia burgdorferi VlsE Lipoprotein Prevents Antibody Binding to an Arthritis-Related Surface Antigen

open access: yesCell Reports, 2020
Summary: Arp is an immunogenic protein of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and contributes to joint inflammation during infection. Despite Arp eliciting a strong humoral response, antibodies fail to clear the infection.
Abdul G. Lone, Troy Bankhead
doaj   +1 more source

Increased Borrelia burgdorferi Seroprevalence in Nova Scotia—Prevalence and Distribution 10 Years Later

open access: yesZoonoses and Public Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lyme disease (LD), a tick‐borne infection, is endemic in Nova Scotia. One decade ago, the seropositivity rate to Borrelia burgdorferi was 2/1855 (0.14%). In the current study, using residual sera representing ages 10–64 years, we demonstrate an increase in seroprevalence, to 25/1872 (1.60%), with the highest seroprevalence in the western area ...
Carrie Phillips   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Minimal-Change Disease Secondary to Borrelia burgdorferi Infection

open access: yesCase Reports in Nephrology, 2012
Lyme borreliosis is a chronic illness caused by tick-transmitted spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Borreliosis can be extremely threatening if it is not diagnosed and treated in early stages. Kidneys are not typically involved in the disease.
Ewa Kwiatkowska   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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