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3D blood-brain barrier-organoids as a model for Lyme neuroborreliosis highlighting genospecies dependent organotropism

iScience, 2023
Summary: Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB), a tick-borne infection caused by spirochetes within the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.L.) complex, is among the most prevalent bacterial central nervous system (CNS) infections in Europe and the US. Here we have
Yvonne Adams, Anne Skovsbo Clausen, Peter Østrup Jensen, Malin Lager, Peter Wilhelmsson, Anna J. Henningson, Per-Eric Lindgren, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Helene Mens, Peter Kraiczy, Kasper Nørskov Kragh, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Andreas Kjaer, Anne-Mette Lebech, Anja R. Jensen   +14 more
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Land use gradients drive spatial variation in Lassa fever host communities in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone

Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 2, Page 296-312, February 2026.
As West Africa urbanises, the risk of Lassa fever may paradoxically decrease. We found the invasive house mouse, a dominant urban species, outcompetes and displaces the primary Lassa virus host. Considering these species interactions is critical for accurately predicting future zoonotic disease patterns.
David Simons, Rory Gibb, Umaru Bangura, Dianah Sondufu, Joyce Lamin, James Koninga, Momoh Foday, Mike Dawson, Joseph Lahai, Rashid Ansumana, Elisabeth Fichet‐Calvet, Deborah Watson‐Jones, Richard Kock, Kate E. Jones   +13 more
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Evaluation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato seroprevalencein the province of Bolu, Turkey*

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 2016
The aim of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in the city center and the province of Bolu, Turkey.A stratified sampling method was used to determine the study population. A total of 196 blood samples were collected. A questionnaire was completed by each participant in the study.
Bucak, Özlem, Koçoğlu, Mücahide Esra, Taş, Tekin, Mengeloğlu, Fırat Zafer   +3 more
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First report of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in two threatened carnivores: the Marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna and the European mink, Mustela lutreola (Mammalia: Mustelidae)

BMC Veterinary Research, 2012
Background Lyme disease is a widespread cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by species belonging to the genus Borrelia. It is transmitted from animal reservoir hosts to humans through hard - ticks of genus Ixodes which are vectors of the disease.
Gherman Călin M, Sándor Attila D, Kalmár Zsuzsa, Marinov Mihai, Mihalca Andrei D   +4 more
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Findings on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Neuroborreliosis—A Nationwide Cohort Study

European Journal of Neurology, Volume 33, Issue 2, February 2026.
Key MRI findings in neuroborreliosis include leptomeningeal, cranial nerve, and nerve root enhancement, often without corresponding symptoms. Spinal cord lesions were relatively frequent and white matter lesions were non‐specific and associated with increasing age.
Mathilde Ørbæk, Nitesh Shekhrajka, Rosa Maja Møhring Gynthersen, Jacob Bodilsen, Lykke Larsen, Merete Storgaard, Christian Brandt, Lothar Wiese, Birgitte Rønde Hansen, Hans R. Luttichau, Aase Bengaard Andersen, Helene Mens, Henrik Nielsen, Klaus Hansen, Anne‐Mette Lebech, The DASGIB Study Group   +15 more
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Population genetics, taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato [PDF]

Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2011
In order to understand the population structure and dynamics of bacterial microorganisms, typing systems that accurately reflect the phylogenetic and evolutionary relationship of the agents are required. Over the past 15 years multilocus sequence typing schemes have replaced single locus approaches, giving novel insights into phylogenetic and ...
Margos, Gabriele, Vollmer, Stephanie A, Ogden, Nicholas H, Fish, Durland   +3 more
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Identification of Borrelia species after creation of an in-house MALDI-TOF MS database.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a multisystemic disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) complex transmitted to humans by Ixodes ticks. B. burgdorferi sl complex, currently comprising at least 19 genospecies, includes the main pathogenic species ...
Adriana Calderaro, Chiara Gorrini, Giovanna Piccolo, Sara Montecchini, Mirko Buttrini, Sabina Rossi, Maddalena Piergianni, Maria Cristina Arcangeletti, Flora De Conto, Carlo Chezzi, Maria Cristina Medici   +10 more
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A Novel High Discriminatory Protocol for the Detection of Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto and Borrelia garinii in Ticks

Pathogens, 2022
Bacteria of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex are the causative agents of Lyme borreliosis (LB). Even if the conventional diagnosis of LB does not rely on the species itself, an accurate species identification within the complex will provide a ...
Giulia Chiappa, Matteo Perini, Alessandra Cafiso, Riccardo Nodari, Peter Wilhelmsson, Per-Eric Lindgren, Anna Omazic, Karin Ullman, Sara Moutailler, Petter Kjellander, Chiara Bazzocchi, Giulio Grandi   +11 more
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Molecular Screening of Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) for Vector‐Borne Zoonotic Pathogens, South Moravia, Czech Republic

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 73, Issue 1, Page 95-106, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Black flies (Simuliidae) are globally distributed blood‐feeding arthropods and vectors of viral, bacterial, and parasitic pathogens to many animal species, including humans. We investigated the occurrence of selected vector‐borne pathogens in black flies in South Moravia, Czech Republic, and evaluated their possible role in the ...
Silvie Šikutová, Kristína Mravcová, Jan Mendel, Oldřich Šebesta, Bohumil Sak, Nikola Holubová, Martin Kváč, Clifton McKee, Peter H. Adler, D. Otranto, Ivo Rudolf   +10 more
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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection in the Czech Republic

International Journal of Medical Microbiology
Lyme borreliosis (LB), an infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl), is the most common tick-borne disease in Europe. To further characterize the LB burden in the Czech Republic, we conducted a seroprevalence study and estimated the incidence of symptomatic Bbsl infections.Anti-Bbsl IgM and IgG antibodies were detected in sera ...
Roman Chlibek, Jan Smetana, Kateřina Kybicová, Martina Malikova, Frederick J. Angulo, Alexandra Loew-Baselli, Ye Tan, Aleš Ondřejíček, Gordon Brestrich, Andreas Pilz, Jennifer C. Moïsi, James H. Stark   +11 more
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