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Evaluation of standard and modified two-tiered testing algorithms using well-characterized early Lyme disease samples [PDF]
Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyCurrent laboratory testing for Lyme disease (LD) relies on serology. We evaluated the performance of standard two-tiered testing (STTT) and modified two-tiered testing (MTTT) algorithms using samples obtained from well-characterized patients with early ...
Elizabeth J. Horn +8 more
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Epidemiology of ticks submitted from human hosts in Alberta, Canada (2000–2019)
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2022 The geographic range and occurrence of tick species is dynamic. This has important public health implications due to important tick species that can transmit pathogens.
Jamil N. Kanji +9 more
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Challenges and Opportunities in One Health: Google Trends Search Data
Pathogens, 2023 Google Trends data can be informative for zoonotic disease incidences, including Lyme disease. However, the use of Google Trends for predictive purposes is underutilized.
Lauren Wisnieski +3 more
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Immunoserological Diagnosis of Human Borrelioses: Current Knowledge and Perspectives
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Spirochetes of the genus Borrelia are divided into relapsing fever borreliae and Lyme disease borreliae. Immunoserological assays have been poorly developed for relapsing fever borreliae, where direct detection methods are more adapted to the ...
Emilie Talagrand-Reboul +8 more
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Microorganisms, 2020 The relapsing fever group Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tick-borne pathogen. Diagnosis of infection is currently mainly based on serological methods detecting antibodies against B. miyamotoi glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase (GlpQ).
Michael Reiter +9 more
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A Case of Neuroborreliosis Mimicking Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia, 2020 Lyme disease is a zoonosis that arises from Borrelia burgdorferi spp belonging to the Spirochaetales family, transmitted by Ixodes-type ticks. In the course of the disease, the heart, skin, nervous and musculoskeletal system may be affected.
Zeynep Şule Çakar +8 more
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Epidemiology of Lyme Disease in a Highly Endemic European Zone
Medicina, 2020 Background and objective: Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis (LB), is a tick-borne infectious disease caused by the spirochete bacteria Borrelia.
Agnė Petrulionienė +5 more
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Longitudinal Extensive Transverse Myelitis Secondary to Lyme Disease
Bezmiâlem Science, 2022 Transverse myelitis (TM) is a rare disease. It may present as the primary case or it may present as associated with inflammatory diseases following an autoimmune or infectious condition.
Nihal AYDIN +1 more
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BMJ Open, 2022 Objectives In 2014/2015, 46% of community pharmacies were commissioned by local authorities to provide emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) free without prescription in England.
Simon White, Martin Frisher, Nick Thayer
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The many manifestations of a single disease: neuroborreliosis
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021 Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that occurs in stages, multiple organs and tissue with highly variable clinical presentation. Most commonly, it presents with seventh cranial nerve palsy, often mimicking stroke and atypical rash (erythema migrans ...
Sajida Zulfiqar +5 more
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