Probable late lyme disease: a variant manifestation of untreated
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012 Background Lyme disease, a bacterial infection with the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, can cause early and late manifestations. The category of probable Lyme disease was recently added to the CDC surveillance case definition to describe ...
Aucott John N +2 more
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Cases of Lyme Disease Appear to Follow Periodic Cycles Linked to Geography [PDF]
, 2018 We are studying the spread of Lyme disease through Wisconsin. It is important because the number of people diagnosed with Lyme Disease in the US is around 300,000, annually (CDC 2017). The CDC has collected data of reported Lyme Disease
Marshall, Jeremy, Van Pelt, Nicholas
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Modeling the effects of variable feeding patterns of larval ticks on the transmission of Borrelia lusitaniae and Borrelia afzelii [PDF]
, 2017 Spirochetes belonging to the Borrelia burgdoferi sensu lato (sl) group cause Lyme Borreliosis (LB), which is the most commonly reported vector-borne zoonosis in Europe. B. burgdorferi sl is maintained in nature in a complex cycle involving Ixodes ricinus
Bertolotti, Luigi +5 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Wild deer are iconic symbols of Scotland's natural and cultural heritage, but their burgeoning populations are increasingly contributing to ecological and socio‐economic harm. In response, the Scottish Government is considering new policy measures to increase the annual deer cull.
Jessica Frater +5 more
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A sex-based analysis of complete blood count features during acute, untreated Lyme disease
Frontiers in MedicineIntroductionAlthough lymphopenia has been described in acute Lyme disease (LD), the complete blood count (CBC) has not been comprehensively examined, nor have sex-based analyses been conducted. We analyzed CBC values and identified sex-based trends among
Alison W. Rebman +4 more
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Predictive Model of Lyme Disease Epidemic Process Using Machine Learning Approach
Applied Sciences, 2022 Lyme disease is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in Eastern Europe. This study focuses on the development of a machine learning model based on a neural network for predicting the dynamics of the Lyme disease epidemic process.
Dmytro Chumachenko +3 more
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Science, Politics, and Values: The Politicization of Professional Practice Guidelines [PDF]
, 2009 The Connecticut Attorney General’s recent allegations that the Infectious Disease Society of America violated antitrust law through its treatment guidelines for Lyme disease were neither based in sound science or appropriate legal judgment.
Gostin, Lawrence O., Kraemer, John D.
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Blocking pathogen transmission at the source: reservoir targeted OspA-based vaccines against Borrelia burgdorferi [PDF]
, 2014 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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CASP16 Protein Monomer Structure Prediction Assessment
Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The assessment of monomer targets in the Critical Assessment of Structure Prediction Round 16 (CASP16) underscores that the problem of single‐domain protein fold prediction is nearly solved—no target folds were incorrectly predicted across all Evaluation Units.
Rongqing Yuan +6 more
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What is the real number of Lyme disease cases in Canada?
BMC Public Health, 2019 Background Lyme disease is emerging in Canada due to expansion of the range of the tick vector Ixodes scapularis from the United States. National surveillance for human Lyme disease cases began in Canada in 2009.
N. H. Ogden +12 more
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