Background After antibiotic treatment of Lyme borreliosis, a subset of patients report persistent symptoms, also referred to as post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome.
Hedwig D. Vrijmoeth +14 more
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Background. It is difficult to confirm the diagnosis of the mixed infection of the erythema migrans form of Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis at the onset of the disease because of delayed seroconversion. Purpose.
Ekaterina N. Ilyinskikh +2 more
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Application of Nanotrap technology for high sensitivity measurement of urinary outer surface protein A carboxyl-terminus domain in early stage Lyme borreliosis [PDF]
Objectives: Prompt antibiotic treatment of early stage Lyme borreliosis (LB) prevents progression to severe multisystem disease. There is a clinical need to improve the diagnostic specificity of early stage Lyme assays in the period prior to the mounting
Alessandra Luchini +15 more
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Tick‐Borne Viruses in Finland: Public Health Risks, Interventions and Research Insights
ABSTRACT Ticks are obligate haematophagous arthropods that serve as vectors for diverse pathogens, including viruses, bacteria and protozoa. In Finland, the two primary tick species, Ixodes ricinus (castor bean tick) and Ixodes persulcatus (taiga tick), have been identified in the transmission of tick‐borne viruses (TBV), notably tick‐borne ...
Theophilus Yaw Alale +6 more
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Clinical-epidemiologycal characteric of tick neuroinfections at children
Piculiarities of tick-borne encefalitis and Lyme borreliosis at children in Tomsk region have been stadid from 1990—2004. Characte- ristiks of clinical forms of tick-borne in acute period at 264 children and 224 children Lyme borreliosis in acute period ...
A. P. Pomogaeva +2 more
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Diagnostic accuracy and comparison of two assays for Borrelia-specific IgG and IgM antibodies:proposals for statistical evaluation methods, cut-off values and standardization [PDF]
Two assays (Liaison, Diasorin; IDEIA, Oxoid) for detection of Borrelia-specific antibodies were compared. A case–control design using patients with neuroborreliosis (n = 48), laboratory defined by a positive Borrelia-specific antibody index in the spinal
Dessau, Ram
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Prevalence and Identification of Livestock Tick by Sex Ratio and Host in Tehran Province
This study identified tick species infesting livestock and poultry in Tehran Province, revealing a female‐biased sex ratio and sheep as the most infested hosts. Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato was the dominant species. These findings underscore the need for host‐targeted tick control to mitigate disease transmission and economic losses.
Ebrahim Abbasi
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Hamster and Murine Models of Severe Destructive Lyme Arthritis
Arthritis is a frequent complication of infection in humans with Borrelia burgdorferi. Weeks to months following the onset of Lyme borreliosis, a histopathological reaction characteristic of synovitis including bone, joint, muscle, or tendon pain may ...
Erik Munson +4 more
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In vitro and in vivo evaluation of cephalosporins for the treatment of Lyme disease. [PDF]
BackgroundLyme disease accounts for >90% of all vector-borne disease cases in the United States and affect ~300,000 persons annually in North America.
Ambati, Aditya +9 more
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To study the association of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and multiple sclerosis (MS) as compared to 10 different control diseases, 10,669 patients with MS and 42,222 controls were identified by ICD10 codes and their available antiviral serologies retrieved from the hospital information system.
Mario Rodomonti +11 more
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