Puukentsefaliit – raske haigus [PDF]
Puukentsefalit on endeemiline Ixodes-puukidega edasikantav viirus haigus. Inimene haigestub viirusega nakatunud puugi hammustuse tagajärjel. Kujuneb erineva raskusastmega meningoentsefaliit, millest enamus inimesi tervistub.
Gustafson, Rolf
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First report of the taiga tick Ixodes persulcatus in Norway
The distribution range of the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, has increased in the last decade in Northern Europe. We performed samplings at nine locations in Nordland County, east and northeast of Brønnøysund, south of the Arctic Circle in July 2023 ...
Andrea Cotes-Perdomo +3 more
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Detection of Borrelia miyamotoi in Ixodidae Ticks Collected in the South of Western Siberia
Objective of the study was to assess the level of infection with Borrelia miyamotoi in ticks Ixodes persulcatus and Ixodes pavlovskyi collected in the south of Western Siberia.Materials and methods. 688 ticks I. persulcatus and I. pavlovskyi collected on
N. L. Tupota +4 more
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Blocking pathogen transmission at the source: reservoir targeted OspA-based vaccines against Borrelia burgdorferi [PDF]
Control strategies are especially challenging for microbial diseases caused by pathogens that persist in wildlife reservoirs and use arthropod vectors to cycle amongst those species. One of the most relevant illnesses that pose a direct human health risk
Maria Gomes-Solecki
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Comparative Metagenomic Profiling of Symbiotic Bacterial Communities Associated with Ixodes persulcatus, Ixodes pavlovskyi and Dermacentor reticulatus Ticks. [PDF]
Ixodes persulcatus, Ixodes pavlovskyi, and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks inhabiting Western Siberia are responsible for the transmission of a number of etiological agents that cause human and animal tick-borne diseases.
Alexander Kurilshikov +7 more
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Controlling populations of Ixodes ticks has emerged as a core strategy for reducing human exposure to tick‐borne infections. Several means of reducing the size of the tick population using chemical and biological acaricides show promise in field trials and are frequently used commercially in North America and Europe.
Richard S. Ostfeld +2 more
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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a novel phlebovirus in the Bunyaviridae family, causing SFTS with high mortality rate. Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks has been demonstrated as a competent vector of SFTSV by experimental ...
Yuan-Yuan Hu +9 more
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Yezo Virus Infection in Tick-Bitten Patient and Ticks, Northeastern China
We identified Yezo virus infection in a febrile patient who had a tick bite in northeastern China, where 0.5% of Ixodes persulcatus ticks were positive for viral RNA.
Xiaolong Lv +14 more
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A mutagenic PCR identifies isolates of Borrelia garinii responsible for Lyme borreliosis [PDF]
Borrelia garinii is one of the three major Borreliae responsible for Lyme borreliosis in Europe. We have characterized a protein of B. garinii (VS102) and a genomic fragment from the gene encoding this protein was cloned. The DNA sequence of the fragment
Bretz, Anne-Gabrielle +5 more
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Eco-epidemiology of Borrelia miyamotoi and Lyme borreliosis spirochetes in a popular hunting and recreational forest area in Hungary [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Borrelia miyamotoi, the newly discovered human pathogenic relapsing fever spirochete, and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato are maintained in natural rodent populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the natural cycle of B. miyamotoi
Coipan, Elena Claudia +6 more
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