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Efficient B cell responses to Borrelia hermsii infection depend on BAFF and BAFFR but not TACI. [PDF]
, 2014 T cell-independent antibody responses develop rapidly, within 3 to 4 days, and are critical for preventing blood-borne pathogens from evolving into life-threatening infections.
Alugupalli, Kishore +3 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2016 BackgroundSpecies of the genus Borrelia are causative agents of Lyme disease and relapsing fever. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the northern hemisphere.
W. Trinachartvanit +6 more
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A NEW CASE OF LOUSE-BORNE RELAPSING FEVER IN SICILY: CASE REPORT AND MINI REVIEW [PDF]
, 2017 Body lice transport B. recurrentis from man to man and humans are the only host. The presence of lice in Italy and an increasing number of cases in migrants can contribute to the onset of autochthonous cases.
Cala', C. +7 more
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Predicting Opioid Relapse Using Social Media Data [PDF]
arXiv, 2018 Opioid addiction is a severe public health threat in the U.S, causing massive deaths and many social problems. Accurate relapse prediction is of practical importance for recovering patients since relapse prediction promotes timely relapse preventions that help patients stay clean.
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Variable major proteins of Borrelia hermsii. Epitope mapping and partial sequence analysis of CNBr peptides. [PDF]
, 1985 The variable major proteins (VMP) of serotypes 7 and 21 of the relapsing fever agent Borrelia hermsii were isolated by detergent extraction and high performance liquid chromatography.
Barbour, AG +3 more
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Genome Announcements, 2016 The sequences of the complete linear chromosome and 7 linear plasmids of the relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae are presented in this report. The 925,547 bp of chromosome and 380,211 bp of plasmid sequence were predicted to contain a total of ...
L. Kingry +7 more
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Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Borreliosis, Rural Senegal
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 Detecting spirochetes remains challenging in cases of African tick-borne relapsing fever. Using real-time PCR specific for the 16S rRNA Borrelia gene, we found 27 (13%) of 206 samples from febrile patients in rural Senegal to be positive, whereas thick ...
Philippe Parola +7 more
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Estimating the Malaria Attributable Fever Fraction Accounting for Parasites Being Killed by Fever and Measurement Error [PDF]
arXiv, 2016 Malaria is a parasitic disease that is a major health problem in many tropical regions. The most characteristic symptom of malaria is fever. The fraction of fevers that are attributable to malaria, the malaria attributable fever fraction (MAFF), is an important public health measure for assessing the effect of malaria control programs and other ...
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Relapsing fever in Gondar, Ethiopia
East African Medical Journal, 2002 To determine the magnitude of relapsing fever, the rate of Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (JHR) and its outcome and compare these parameters between adults and children in the same setting, time period and more or less similar management.A retrospective descriptive record analysis.Gondar College of Medical Sciences (GCMS) hospital, paediatric ward and ...
K. Mitiku, G. Mengistu
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Portuguese hosts for Ornithodoros erraticus ticks [PDF]
, 2013 The hematophagous soft tick Ornithodoros erraticus feeds nocturnally on multiple warm-blooded vertebrate hosts. This tick is often found living buried in the soil of traditional pigpens. O.
Cutler, Sally J. +5 more
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