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Identification of New Drug Candidates Against \u3cem\u3eBorrelia burgdorferi\u3c/em\u3e Using High-Throughput Screening [PDF]

, 2016
Lyme disease is the most common zoonotic bacterial disease in North America. It is estimated that .300,000 cases per annum are reported in USA alone. A total of 10%–20% of patients who have been treated with antibiotic therapy report the recrudescence of
Babar, Mustafeez Mujtaba, Inayathullah, Mohammed, Kim, K. M., Parekh, Mansi B., Pothineni, Venkata Raveendra, Rajadas, Jayakumar, Samineni, A. V., Solow-Cordero, David, Tayebi, Lobat, Wagh, Dhananjay   +9 more
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The relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi is cultivable in a modified Kelly-Pettenkofer medium, and is resistant to human complement

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Borrelia miyamotoi is a relapsing fever spirochete found in Ixodes ticks in North America, Europe, and Asia, and has recently been found to be invasive in humans.
Alex Wagemakers, Anneke Oei, Michelle M Fikrig, Willem R Miellet, Joppe W Hovius   +4 more
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High seroprevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi antibodies in forestry workers and individuals suspected of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in the Netherlands

New Microbes and New Infections, 2014
Substantial exposure to Borrelia miyamotoi occurs through bites from Ixodes ricinus ticks in the Netherlands, which also transmit Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Direct evidence for B.
S. Jahfari, T. Herremans, A.E. Platonov, H. Kuiper, L.S. Karan, O. Vasilieva, M.P.G. Koopmans, J.W.R. Hovius, H. Sprong   +8 more
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Toward a Complete North American Borrelia miyamotoi Genome [PDF]

Genome Announcements, 2017
ABSTRACT Borrelia miyamotoi , of the relapsing-fever spirochete group, is an emerging tick-borne pathogen causing human illness in the northern hemisphere. Here, we present the chromosome, eight extrachromosomal linear plasmids, and a draft sequence for five circular and one linear plasmid of a Borrelia ...
Luke C. Kingry, Adam Replogle, Dhwani Batra, Lori A. Rowe, Christopher Sexton, Marc Dolan, Neeta Connally, Jeannine M. Petersen, Martin E. Schriefer   +8 more
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Underrecognized Tickborne Illnesses: Borrelia Miyamotoi and Powassan Virus [PDF]

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 2021
Over the past 2 decades, tickborne disease has been increasingly recognized as a threat to humans as a result of the growing geographic range of ticks. This review describes 2 tickborne diseases, Borrelia miyamotoi and Powassan virus, that likely have a significant impact on humans, yet are underdiagnosed compared to most other tickborne diseases.
David, Della-Giustina, Charles, Duke, Katja, Goldflam   +2 more
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Ixodes brunneus (Acari: Ixodidae) from Two Bird Hosts: A New Michigan Tick [PDF]

, 2017
The tick Ixodes brunneus Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) is reported for the first time in Michigan from two bird hosts at two locations in the lower peninsula.
Hamer, Sarah A, Keith, Brenda S, Keith, Richard S, Scharf, William C   +3 more
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The prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection, and co-infections with other Borrelia spp. in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Canada

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis are vectors of the tick-borne pathogens Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti. Recently, the I.
Antonia Dibernardo, Tyler Cote, Nicholas H Ogden, L Robbin Lindsay   +3 more
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Therapy of lyme disease [PDF]

, 2016
Borrelia burgdorferi is highly susceptible to antibiotic treatment and the majority of patients profit from this treatment. Antibiotic selection, dose and route of administration, and duration of therapy for Lyme disease depend on the patient\u2019s ...
di Meo, Nicola, Errichetti, Enzo, Nan, Katiuscia, Pinzani, Caterina, Stinco, Giuseppe, Trevisan, Giusto   +5 more
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Two Cases of Borrelia miyamotoi Meningitis, Sweden, 2018. [PDF]

Emerg Infect Dis, 2019
We report 2 human cases of Borrelia miyamotoi disease diagnosed in Sweden, including 1 case of meningitis in an apparently immunocompetent patient. The diagnoses were confirmed by 3 different independent PCR assays and DNA sequencing from cerebrospinal fluid, supplemented by serologic analyses.
Henningsson AJ, Asgeirsson H, Hammas B, Karlsson E, Parke Å, Hoornstra D, Wilhelmsson P, Hovius JW.   +7 more
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Use of mass-participation outdoor events to assess human exposure to tickborne pathogens [PDF]

, 2017
Mapping the public health threat of tickborne pathogens requires quantification of not only the density of infected host-seeking ticks but also the rate of human exposure to these ticks.
Bettridge, Danielová, De Keukeleire, Dobson, Evans, Fahrer, Fahrer, Faulde, Faulde, Gern, Gilbert, Hansford, Hofhuis, Hovius, Huegli, James, Jennett, Jessica L. Hall, Kathrin Alpers, Kevin J. Bown, Medlock, Nefedova, Nelson, Platonov, Randolph, Richard J. Birtles, Rijpkema, Robertson, Siński, Sprong, Stephen J. Martin, van Duijvendijk   +31 more
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