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Meptazinol diminishes the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction of relapsing fever. [PDF]
Naloxone, an opioid antagonist, and meptazinol, an opioid antagonist with agonist properties, were tested in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial in 24 Ethiopian patients with louse-borne relapsing fever.
Wright, DJ +5 more
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First insights in the variability of Borrelia recurrentis genomes.
BackgroundBorrelia recurrentis is the causative agent of louse-borne relapsing fever, endemic to the Horn of Africa. New attention was raised in Europe, with the highest number of cases (n = 45) reported among migrants in 2015 in Germany and sporadically
Durdica Marosevic +5 more
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Hyperkeratosis of (a) the footpads and (b) the nasal planum. ABSTRACT Background Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) due to Leishmania infantum remains common, and veterinarians do not always follow scientifically sound approaches for diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Objectives To provide consensus guidelines for diagnosis and evidence‐based guidelines for
Manolis N. Saridomichelakis +9 more
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ABSTRACT Autophagy is a highly conserved intracellular process involved in maintaining homeostasis and in the degradation of damaged organelles and external pathogens. Nature provides complex and varied reservoirs of scaffolds and chemical entities that may have a pivotal role in the search for new therapeutic leads.
Ilaria Cursaro +5 more
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Be aware of tick-borne relapsing fever [PDF]
Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a rare infection linked to sleeping in rustic cabins, particularly cabins in mountainous areas of the western United States. The main symptoms of TBRF are high fever (e.g., 103\ub0 F), headache, muscle and joint aches.
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The biology and taxonomy of head and body lice--implications for louse-borne disease prevention. [PDF]
Sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites of placental mammals including humans. Worldwide, more than 550 species have been described and many are specific to a particular host species of mammal [1].
Bonilla, Denise L. +7 more
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Human lice are the only hematophagous ectoparasites specific to human hosts. They transmit epidemic typhus, trench fever and relapsing fever, diseases which have already caused millions of deaths worldwide.
Alissa Hammoud +6 more
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IntroductionThe current refugee crisis emphasizes the need for information on infectious diseases and resistant microorganisms in asylum seekers with possible consequences for public health and infection control.MethodsWe collected data from asylum ...
Sofanne J Ravensbergen +11 more
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Bleeding in louse-borne relapsing fever II. Fibrinolysis following treatment
Abstract Treatment of louse-borne relapsing fever was followed by a sudden increase in fibrin degradation productions (FDP) in 6 of 7 patients. The FDP were believed to be the result of fibrinolysis secondary to intravascular clotting in 2 patients who also had transient decreases in plasma fibrinogen concentration and platelet count.
Perine, P +4 more
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Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana [PDF]
Five persons contracted tick-borne relapsing fever after staying in a cabin in western Montana. Borrelia hermsii was isolated from the blood of two patients, and Ornithodoros hermsi ticks were collected from the cabin, the first demonstration of this ...
James E. Keirans +5 more
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