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Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 7, Page 990-1015, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi, Carmen Scieuzo, Federica De Stefano, Luca Masucci, Patrizia Falabella   +4 more
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Rapid Resolution of Grade VI Facial Nerve Paralysis in Ramsay Hunt Syndrome With Prompt Dual Antiviral‐Corticosteroid Therapy: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Ramsay Hunt syndrome, caused by varicella‐zoster virus reactivation, presents with facial paralysis, otalgia, and auricular vesicles. A Tanzanian woman with Grade VI facial palsy was treated with acyclovir and prednisolone, recovering to Grade II within 2 weeks.
Jacob Henry Kitundu, Kasimu Ally Juma, Kajiru Gad Kilonzo, Elichilia Robert Shao, Christine Leons Mmanda   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Study of Azithromycin versus Doxycycline for Treatment of Early

European Journal of Inflammation, 2003
Data from European and American authors concerning azithromycin efficacy in the treatment of Lyme borreliosis appear controversial. The aim of this study is to establish whether azithromycin is applicable to patients with early Lyme borreliosis. In these
I. Christova, R. Komitova
doaj   +1 more source

Cutaneous Larva Migrans Presenting as Eczematous Dermatitis

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a skin infection caused by animal hookworm larvae. Clinically, it appears as a red, itchy, winding (serpiginous) line, but early lesions can mimic eczema. We report a case of a 66‐year‐old farmer who initially presented with an eczematous lesion on the left foot, which was subsequently diagnosed as CLM ...
Mahesh Mathur, Sumit Paudel, Shilpa Maharjan, Himanshu Pathak, Sandhya Regmi, Sharad Shrestha   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato Employs Several Escape Mechanisms to Bypass the Human Defense System

European Journal of Immunology, Volume 56, Issue 5, May 2026.
Integrated overview of host defense and immune evasion in Lyme Borreliosis. Bbsl evades immunity through tick saliva‐mediated suppression of innate defenses, TLR2/NOD2‐driven cytokine dysregulation, and interference with JAK/STAT and CIITA‐dependent antigen presentation.
Zara Karami, Hadewych J. M. ter Hofstede, Leo A. B. Joosten   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Annular Erythemas and Purpuras

Life, 2023
Annular dermatoses are a heterogeneous and extremely diverse group of skin diseases, which share in common annular, ring-like patterns with centrifugal spreading.
Nicolas Kluger
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The General Symptom Questionnaire-30 (GSQ-30): A Brief Measure of Multi-System Symptom Burden in Lyme Disease

Frontiers in Medicine, 2019
Introduction: The multi-system symptoms accompanying acute and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome pose a challenge for time-limited assessment. The General Symptom Questionnaire (GSQ-30) was developed to fill the need for a brief patient-reported ...
Brian A. Fallon, Brian A. Fallon, Nevena Zubcevik, Nevena Zubcevik, Clair Bennett, Clair Bennett, Shreya Doshi, Shreya Doshi, Alison W. Rebman, Ronit Kishon, Ronit Kishon, James R. Moeller, James R. Moeller, Nadlyne R. Octavien, John N. Aucott   +14 more
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Citizen Science Tick Observations Serve as an Early Warning System for Tick‐Borne Diseases

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 73, Issue 3, Page 234-243, May 2026.
ABSTRACT 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.
Jani Jukka Sormunen
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical appearance of erythema migrans caused by Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii - effect of the patient's sex. [PDF]

, 2006
Aim: The aim in this survey was to study the clinical characteristics of infections caused by Borrelia genospecies in patients with erythema migrans where Borrelial origin was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction.
Berglund, Johan, Ornstein, Katharina,, Garpmo, Ulf, Fraenkel, Carl-Johan,, Stjernberg, Louise, Garpmo, Ulf,, Ornstein, Katharina, Berglund, Johan,, Fraenkel, Carl-Johan, Ingman, Mikael,, Stjernberg, Louise,, Halling, Anders, Halling, Anders,, Bennet, Louise, Bennet, Louise,, Ingman, Mikael   +15 more
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Clinical outcome of erythema migrans after treatment with phenoxymethyl penicillin

, 2003
In a 5 y retrospective follow-up study in southern Sweden of 708 adult individuals with erythema migrans as the single manifestation of Lyme borreliosis, the clinical outcome and the antibiotic treatment were studied. 80%, were treated with phenoxymethyl
Danell, S, Berglund, Johan, Bennet, Louise   +2 more
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