Complement inhibition by a unique cluster of immunomodulatory outer surface proteins of Borrelia recurrentis [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsBorrelia recurrentis, the agent of louse-borne relapsing fever, causes a poverty-associated, infectious disease of high mortality. Here, we identified and characterized five Complement targeting and Host Interacting proteins, ChiA to ChiE displaying ...
Florian Röttgerding +13 more
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Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever (Borrelia recurrentis) in a Somali Refugee Arriving in Italy: A Re-emerging Infection in Europe? [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Spinello Antinori +11 more
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Louseborne Relapsing Fever among East African Refugees, Italy, 2015
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 During June 9–September 30, 2015, five cases of louseborne relapsing fever were identified in Turin, Italy. All 5 cases were in young refugees from Somalia, 2 of whom had lived in Italy since 2011.
Anna Lucchini +13 more
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Tick borne relapsing fever - a systematic review and analysis of the literature.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 Tick borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a zoonosis caused by various Borrelia species transmitted to humans by both soft-bodied and (more recently recognized) hard-bodied ticks.
Ákos Jakab +3 more
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Population Structure of East African Relapsing Fever Borrelia spp.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 Differentiation of endemic East African tick-borne relapsing fever Borrelia duttonii spirochetes from epidemic louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) B. recurrentis spirochetes into different species has been questioned.
Sally J. Cutler +2 more
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Borrelia recurrentis in Head Lice, Ethiopia
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013 Since the 1800s, the only known vector of Borrelia recurrentis has been the body louse. In 2011, we found B. recurrentis DNA in 23% of head lice from patients with louse-borne relapsing fever in Ethiopia.
Amina Boutellis +6 more
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Historical overview and update on relapsing fever group Borrelia in Latin America
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Relapsing fever group Borrelia (RFGB) are motile spirochetes transmitted to mammalian or avian hosts through the bite of hematophagous arthropods, such as soft ticks (Argasidae), hard ticks (Ixodidae) and the human clothing lice.
Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez +6 more
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Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Spirochetes in the Americas
Veterinary Sciences, 2016 Relapsing fever spirochetes are tick- and louse-borne pathogens that primarily afflict those in impoverished countries. Historically the pathogens have had a significant impact on public health, yet currently they are often overlooked because of the ...
Job E. Lopez +3 more
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Tick-borne Relapsing Fever in Children in the North-west of Iran, Qazvin
Prague Medical Report, 2015 Relapsing fever is caused by the Borrelia species of spirochetes. Louse-borne epidemics of the disease may happen but the endemic disease is generally transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick (Ornithodorus).
Parviz Ayazi +4 more
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SELECTED INFECTIOUS DISEASE DISASTERS FOR NURSING STAFF TRAINING AT EGYPTIAN EASTERN BORDER [PDF]
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2014 Infectious disease disasters are events that involve a biological agent, disease and that result in mass casualties, such as a bioterrorism attack, an emerging outbreak of infectious disease; all disasters pose a risk of infection transmission.
TOSSON MORSY +4 more
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