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From Infection to Anxiety: A Sequential Model Linking Latent Toxoplasmosis to Psychological Distress via Health and Stress. [PDF]
Scand J PsycholABSTRACT Identifying the drivers of chronic stress is crucial for understanding its impact on mental health. Latent toxoplasmosis, a widespread parasitic infection, has been linked to various psychological changes. The Stress‐Coping Hypothesis proposes that at least some of these changes are consequences of chronic stress arising from the infection's ...
Flegr J, Latifi A, Kaňková Š.
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Risk Factors for Tick-Borne Diseases in Germany: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
Zoonoses Public HealthABSTRACT Tick‐borne diseases (TBDs) have proliferated in Germany. The two most prevalent TBDs, Lyme‐borreliosis and tick‐borne encephalitis, can present with nonspecific symptoms and lead to serious neurological complications. To date, a review synthesising the risk factors of acquiring a TBD in Germany is missing.
Schlupp C, Belau MH.
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Citizen Science Tick Observations Serve as an Early Warning System for Tick-Borne Diseases. [PDF]
Zoonoses Public HealthABSTRACT Introduction Tick observation data collected through citizen science is increasingly utilised to map tick‐borne infection risk areas indirectly, that is, based on the rate of tick encounters or occurrence of ticks. However, direct associations between tick observations and Lyme borreliosis (LB) cases have received little attention.
Sormunen JJ.
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Risk factors for pregnancy-associated Bell's palsy: A nationwide population-based register study. [PDF]
Acta Obstet Gynecol ScandThe incidence of pregnancy‐associated Bell's palsy was 171.6 per 100 000 childbirths. Pregnancy‐associated Bell's palsy was associated with high BMI, being born in Asia, Africa, or South America, multiple pregnancy, diagnosis of herpes zoster, borreliosis, gestational diabetes, and preeclampsia.
Lansing L, Marsk E, Wendel SB.
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BMC Neurology, 2022 Optic Neuritis is rare in Lyme borreliosis. The current knowledge of optic nerve involvement in Lyme borreliosis relies solely on case reports. The aim of this systematic review was to characterize and investigate the associated factors of optic neuritis
Yezhong Lu, Ramin Zand
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European Journal of General Practice, 2020 Background Concerns are raised about missed, delayed and inappropriate diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis. Quantitative descriptive studies have demonstrated non-adherence to the guidelines for testing for Lyme Borreliosis. Objectives To gain insight into the
Tjitske M. Vreugdenhil +7 more
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No evidence of Borrelia mayonii in an endemic area for Lyme borreliosis in France
Parasites & Vectors, 2017 Background Borrelia mayonii is currently the latest species belonging to the Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) complex to be discovered. Interestingly it is involved in human pathology causing a high fever.
Pierre H. Boyer +5 more
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Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2017 Borrelia species fall into two groups, the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) complex, the cause of Lyme borreliosis (also known as Lyme disease), and the relapsing fever group. Both groups exhibit inter- and intraspecies diversity and thus have variations in both clinical presentation and diagnostic approaches.
Sally J, Cutler +7 more
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New insights into Lyme disease
Redox Biology, 2015 Lyme borreliosis is transmitted through the bite of a tick that is infected by the bacterial spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Clinical manifestation of the disease can lead to heart conditions, neurological disorders, and inflammatory disorders ...
Brandon N. Peacock +3 more
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