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Borrelia spp. in small mammals in Romania

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Small mammals play an important role in the life-cycle of ticks and are reservoirs for several zoonotic pathogens. The aim of this study was to provide epidemiological data regarding the presence of Borrelia spp.
Zsuzsa Kalmár, Attila Dávid Sándor, Ioana Adriana Matei, Angela Ionică, Gianluca D’Amico, Călin Mircea Gherman, Andrei Daniel Mihalca   +6 more
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The genetic diversity of Borrelia afzelii is not maintained by the diversity of the rodent hosts. [PDF]

, 2018
Small mammals are essential in the enzootic cycle of many tick-borne pathogens (TBP). To understand their contribution to the genetic diversity of Borrelia afzelii, the most prevalent TBP in questing Ixodes ricinus, we compared the genetic variants of B.
Coipan, Claudia E, Hofmeester, Tim R, Sprong, Hein, Takumi, Katsuhisa, van Duijvendijk, Gilian L A   +4 more
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Surveillance of Zoonotic Pathogens in Small Mammals Across Forests With Different Levels of Anthropization in Eastern France

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The emergence of infectious diseases associated with land‐use changes is well‐documented. However, the presence and dynamics of zoonotic pathogens in small mammals within European forests, whether from rural development or urban greening, remain underexplored.
Marie Bouilloud, Maxime Galan, Anaïs Bordes, Caroline Tatard, Philippe Gauthier, Julien Pradel, Guillaume Castel, Hussein Alburkat, Lara Dutra, Tarja Sironen, Clémence Galon, Sara Moutailler, Zorée Djelouadji, Benjamin Roche, Nathalie Charbonnel, Javier Millán   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2015
Borrelia miyamotoi is a relapsing fever Borrelia group spirochete that is transmitted by the same hard-bodied (ixodid) tick species that transmit the agents of Lyme disease. It was discovered in 1994 in Ixodes persulcatus ticks in Japan. B. miyamotoi species phylogenetically cluster with the relapsing fever group spirochetes, which usually are ...
Krause, PJ, Fish, D, Narasimhan, S, Barbour, AG   +3 more
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Borrelia miyamotoi BipA-like protein, BipM, is a candidate serodiagnostic antigen distinguishing between Lyme disease and relapsing fever Borrelia infections

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
A Borrelia miyamotoi gene with partial homology to bipA of relapsing fever spirochetes Borrelia hermsii and Borrelia turicatae was identified by a GenBank basic alignment search analysis.
Kevin S. Brandt, Brittany A. Armstrong, Irina Goodrich, Robert D. Gilmore   +3 more
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Ecological dynamics of blacklegged ticks, vertebrate hosts, and associated zoonotic pathogens in northeastern forests

Ecosphere, Volume 16, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract Specific host‐tick interactions in temperate forest systems influence variation in density and infection prevalence of nymphal blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). The density of infected nymphs (DIN), which is the product of nymphal infection prevalence (NIP) and density of questing nymphs (DON), influences the risk of human exposure to tick‐
Shannon L. LaDeau, Kelly Oggenfuss, Alexander Schmidt, Saravanan Thangamani, Richard S. Ostfeld   +4 more
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Assessment of Borrelia miyamotoi in febrile patients and ticks in Alsace, an endemic area for Lyme borreliosis in France

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Borrelia miyamotoi is a relapsing fever Borrelia species transmitted by ticks of the Ixodes ricinus complex. Human disease caused by B. miyamotoi was first described in Russia and later in the USA and Japan.
Pierre H. Boyer, Joris Koetsveld, Laurence Zilliox, Hein Sprong, Émilie Talagrand-Reboul, Yves Hansmann, Sylvie Josiane de Martino, Nathalie Boulanger, Joppe W. Hovius, Benoît Jaulhac   +9 more
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Molecular Characterization of Anaplasma , Ehrlichia, Babesia , and Borrelia in Ticks from Guangdong Province of Southern China

Zoonoses, 2023
Tick-borne pathogens have become emerging global health threats in humans and animals. The objective of the present study was to investigate Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Babesia , and Borrelia in ticks in southern China. Ticks were collected from animals and
Li Zhang, Zhengkai Wei, Li Ding, Jiaming Hou, Jianhui Zhang, Bohan Zhang, Jun Ma, Mingxin Song, Quan Liu   +8 more
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Navigating infection by pathogenic spirochetes: The host‐bacteria interface at the atomic level

Protein Science, Volume 34, Issue 7, July 2025.
Abstract Pathogenic spirochetes bind and interact with various host structures and molecules throughout the course of infection. By utilizing their outer surface molecules, spirochetes can effectively modulate their dissemination, interact with immune system regulators, and select specific destination niches within the host.
Libor Hejduk, Norbert Müller, Adriana Rathner, Ján Štěrba, Shang‐Cheng Hung, Chia‐Lin Chyan, Ryan O. M. Rego, Martin Strnad   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Homology of variable major protein genes between Borrelia hermsii and Borrelia miyamotoi [PDF]

FEMS Microbiology Letters, 1996
Antigenic variation has been studied in detail for the etiological agent of relapsing fever, Borrelia hermsii. The variable major proteins (vmps) are found at its cell surface, enabling it to avoid the host's immune response. We have cloned and sequenced the vmp-gene (vmp)-like sequences from the Borrelia miyamotoi strains HT31 and FR64b and the ...
A, Hamase, Y, Takahashi, K, Nohgi, M, Fukunaga   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources