Phylogenetic origins of Borrelia recurrentis
International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2008 Abstract Intragenic spacer (IGS, between 16S–23S genes) provides resolution among Lyme-borreliosis-associated spirochaetes and some relapsing fever Borrelia. When applied to East African relapsing fever borreliae, two and four types were found, respectively, among B. recurrentis and B. duttonii.
Sally J. Cutler +2 more
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African relapsing fever borreliae genomospecies revealed by comparative genomics
Frontiers in Public Health, 2014 Background:Relapsing fever borreliae are vector-borne bacteria responsible for febrile infection in humans in North America, Africa, Asia and in the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.
Haitham eElbir +4 more
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Isolation and Genetic Characterization of the Human Relapsing Fever Spirochete <i>Borrelia persica</i> from a Dog with Improved Cultivation Techniques. [PDF]
Transbound Emerg DisBorrelia persica is the causative agent of tick‐borne relapsing fever in Israel and is prevalent in the Eastern Mediterranean basin and parts of Asia. Infection with B. persica causes severe illness and potentially life‐threatening complications in humans and companion animals. Isolation and in vitro cultivation of B.
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Characterisation of silent and active genes for a variable large protein of Borrelia recurrentis [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2002 We report the characterisation of the variable large protein (vlp) gene expressed by clinical isolate A1 of Borrelia recurrentis; the agent of the life-threatening disease louse-borne relapsing fever.The major vlp protein of this isolate was characterised and a DNA probe created.
Scragg Ian G +4 more
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Novel approaches for the serodiagnosis of louse-borne relapsing fever
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) caused by B. recurrentis is a poverty-related and neglected infectious disease with an endemic focus in the Horn of Africa.
Florian Röttgerding +10 more
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Laboratory diagnosis of tick-borne African relapsing fevers: latest developments
Frontiers in Public Health, 2015 In Africa, relapsing fevers caused by ectoparasite-borne Borrelia species are transmitted by ticks, with the exception of Borrelia recurrentis, which is a louse-borne spirochete.
Aurélien eFotso Fotso +1 more
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Phagocytosis of Borrelia recurrentis by blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes is enhanced by antibiotic treatment [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 1980 The removal of Borrelia spirochetes from the blood in relapsing fever was studied by examining patients' blood phagocytic cells with the Dieterle silver stain. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes ingested Borrelia at increased rates for several hours after antibiotic treatment, during which time the total numbers of circulating plasma spirochetes were ...
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Immune Evasion Strategies of Relapsing Fever Spirochetes
Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Relapsing fever (RF) is claimed a neglected arthropod-borne disease caused by a number of diverse human pathogenic Borrelia (B.) species. These RF borreliae are separated into the groups of tick-transmitted species including B. duttonii, B.
Florian Röttgerding, Peter Kraiczy
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Identifying Relapsing Fever Borrelia, Senegal
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 We describe a nested polymerase chain reaction for the identification of Borrelia species from serum of patients with unidentified fevers. This technique, based on single nucleotide polymorphisms of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, was used to test blood ...
Hamoud Brahim +4 more
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Body lice and bed bug co-infestation in an emergency department patient, Ohio, USA
IDCases, 2020 Body lice and bed bugs are hematophagous insects that parasitize humans. Body lice are established vectors of several bacterial pathogens (e.g. Bartonella quintana, Borrelia recurrentis).
Jose E. Pietri +4 more
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