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Editorial for the Special Issue: “Tick-Borne Encephalitis”

Microorganisms, 2023
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a disease caused by the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) [...]
Daniel Ruzek
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Epidemiology of Lyme Disease

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1991
Investigation of the epidemiology of Lyme disease depends upon information generated from several sources. Human disease surveillance can be conducted by both passive and active means involving physicians, public health agencies and laboratories. Passive
Dennis J White
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The General Symptom Questionnaire-30 (GSQ-30): A Brief Measure of Multi-System Symptom Burden in Lyme Disease

Frontiers in Medicine, 2019
Introduction: The multi-system symptoms accompanying acute and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome pose a challenge for time-limited assessment. The General Symptom Questionnaire (GSQ-30) was developed to fill the need for a brief patient-reported ...
Brian A. Fallon, Brian A. Fallon, Nevena Zubcevik, Nevena Zubcevik, Clair Bennett, Clair Bennett, Shreya Doshi, Shreya Doshi, Alison W. Rebman, Ronit Kishon, Ronit Kishon, James R. Moeller, James R. Moeller, Nadlyne R. Octavien, John N. Aucott   +14 more
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Redox Imbalance and Its Metabolic Consequences in Tick-Borne Diseases

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
One of the growing global health problems are vector-borne diseases, including tick-borne diseases. The most common tick-borne diseases include Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis.
Monika Groth, Elżbieta Skrzydlewska, Marta Dobrzyńska, Sławomir Pancewicz, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska   +4 more
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Capture Sequencing Enables Sensitive Detection of Tick-Borne Agents in Human Blood

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Assay sensitivity can be a limiting factor in the use of PCR as a tool for the detection of tick-borne pathogens in blood. We evaluated the performance of Tick-borne disease Capture Sequencing Assay (TBDCapSeq), a capture sequencing assay targeting tick ...
Santiago Sanchez-Vicente, Komal Jain, Teresa Tagliafierro, Alper Gokden, Vishal Kapoor, Cheng Guo, Elizabeth J. Horn, W. Ian Lipkin, W. Ian Lipkin, Rafal Tokarz, Rafal Tokarz   +10 more
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Comorbid infections induce progression of visceral leishmaniasis

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a vector borne zoonotic disease endemic in humans and dogs in Brazil. Due to the increased risk of human infection secondary to the presence of infected dogs, public health measures in Brazil mandate testing and ...
Angela J. Toepp, Glória R. G. Monteiro, José F. V. Coutinho, Adam Leal Lima, Mandy Larson, Geneva Wilson, Tara Grinnage-Pulley, Carolyne Bennett, Kurayi Mahachi, Bryan Anderson, Marie V. Ozanne, Michael Anderson, Hailie Fowler, Molly Parrish, Kelsey Willardson, Jill Saucier, Phyllis Tyrell, Zachary Palmer, Jesse Buch, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, Grant D. Brown, Jacob J. Oleson, Selma M. B. Jeronimo, Christine A. Petersen   +23 more
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Modern nosoareas of tick-borne encephalitis and tick-borne rickettsiosis in Siberia

Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2006
Natural centers of tick-borne encephalitis and tick-borne rickettsiosis diseases are distinguished not only by stability and in- creasing level of epidemiological manifestation but also by ability to enlargement of areas.
V. K. Yastrebov
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Incidence and management of Lyme disease: a Scottish general practice retrospective study

BJGP Open
Background: The true burden of Lyme disease in primary care in Scotland is unknown. Epidemiological data are currently based on laboratory-confirmed reports as there is no mandatory reporting of clinical cases.
Sally Mavin, Swapna Guntupalli, Michael Robb   +2 more
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Predominant risk factors for tick-borne co-infections in hunting dogs from the USA

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Both incidence and geographical range of tick-borne disease has increased across the USA. Similar to people, dogs are hosts for Anaplasma spp., Babesia spp., Ehrlichia spp. and Borrelia burgdorferi.
Kurayi Mahachi, Eric Kontowicz, Bryan Anderson, Angela J. Toepp, Adam Leal Lima, Mandy Larson, Geneva Wilson, Tara Grinnage-Pulley, Carolyne Bennett, Marie Ozanne, Michael Anderson, Hailie Fowler, Molly Parrish, Jill Saucier, Phyllis Tyrrell, Zachary Palmer, Jesse Buch, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, Breanna Scorza, Grant Brown, Jacob J. Oleson, Christine A. Petersen   +21 more
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Ticking on Pandora’s box: a prospective case-control study into ‘other’ tick-borne diseases

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Tick-borne pathogens other than Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato – the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis – are common in Ixodes ricinus ticks. How often these pathogens cause human disease is unknown. In addition, diagnostic tools to identify
D. Hoornstra, M. G. Harms, S. A. Gauw, A. Wagemakers, T. Azagi, K. Kremer, H. Sprong, C. C. van den Wijngaard, J. W. Hovius   +8 more
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