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“Tekenscanner”: a novel smartphone application for companion animal owners and veterinarians to engage in tick and tick-borne pathogen surveillance in the Netherlands

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background The engagement of companion animal owners into the process of collecting epidemiological data can be facilitated through smartphone applications.
Frans Jongejan, Suzanne de Jong, Timo Voskuilen, Louise van den Heuvel, Rick Bouman, Henk Heesen, Carlijn Ijzermans, Laura Berger   +7 more
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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on birds migrating to the island of Ponza, Italy, and the tick-borne pathogens they carry

, 2021
Seasonal migration of birds between breeding and wintering areas can facilitate the spread of tick species and tick-borne diseases. In this study, 151 birds representing 10 different bird species were captured on Ponza Island, an important migratory ...
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Cardinale, Massimiliano,   +1 more
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Surveillance of Borrelia miyamotoi-carrying ticks and genomic analysis of isolates in Inner Mongolia, China

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Borrelia miyamotoi is a newly described relapsing fever spirochete transmitted by ixodid tick species. Little is known about the prevalence of B. miyamotoi infections in humans and ticks in Inner Mongolia, China. Therefore, we investigated the
Gaowa, Wulantuya, Kozue Sato, Dan Liu, Yunhong Cui, Xuhong Yin, Lihua Zhang, Hong Li, Tingfu Wang, Rongxin Liu, Lijing Wu, Saixia Lu, Ting Gao, Zitong Zhang, Minzhi Cao, Guodong Wang, Chunpu Li, Dacheng Yan, Norio Ohashi, Shuji Ando, Hiroki Kawabata   +20 more
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Evidence-Based, Patient-Centered Treatment of Erythema Migrans in the United States

Antibiotics, 2021
Lyme disease, often characterized as a readily treatable infection, can be a debilitating and expensive illness, especially when patients remain symptomatic following therapy for early disease.
Elizabeth L. Maloney
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Molecular evidence for the transovarial passage of Babesia gibsoni in Haemaphysalis hystricis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks from Taiwan: a novel vector for canine babesiosis

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Babesia gibsoni is the predominant tick-borne protozoan blood parasite affecting dogs throughout the Oriental region. Babesia gibsoni is transmitted by Haemaphysalis longicornis, whereas a similar role has been suggested for Rhipicephalus ...
Frans Jongejan, Bi-Ling Su, Hsiang-Ju Yang, Laura Berger, Judith Bevers, Pin-Chen Liu, Jou-Chien Fang, Ya-Wen Cheng, Charlotte Kraakman, Nadine Plaxton   +9 more
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Perceptions, Representations, and Experiences of Patients Presenting Nonspecific Symptoms in the Context of Suspected Lyme Borreliosis

Microorganisms, 2021
Background: Some subjective symptoms may be reported at all stages of Lyme borreliosis (LB) and may persist for several months after treatment. Nonspecific symptoms without any objective manifestation of LB are sometimes attributed by patients to a ...
Alice Raffetin, Aude Barquin, Steve Nguala, Giulia Paoletti, Christian Rabaud, Olivier Chassany, Pauline Caraux-Paz, Sarah Covasso, Henri Partouche   +8 more
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The 10th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference: reunited in progress

, 2022
The Tick and Tick-Borne Pathogen Conference is one of the biggest international scientific events in the field of ticks and is usually organized every 3 years.
Mihalca, Andrei D.
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Transmission of Rickettsia raoultii and Rickettsia massiliae DNA by Dermacentor reticulatus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks during artificial feeding

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Tick-borne rickettsial pathogens are emerging worldwide and pose an increased health risk to both humans and animals. A plethora of rickettsial species has been identified in ticks recovered from human and animal patients.
Emanuela Olivieri, Michiel Wijnveld, Marise Bonga, Laura Berger, Maria T. Manfredi, Fabrizia Veronesi, Frans Jongejan   +6 more
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Cross-sectional analysis of Piroplasma species-infecting camel (Camelus dromedaries) in Egypt using a multipronged molecular diagnostic approach

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
Camel piroplasmosis is a tick-borne disease (TBD) caused by hemoprotozoan parasites. Hereby, we describe a cross-sectional study aiming at identifying Piroplasma spp.-infecting camels in Egypt using a multipronged molecular diagnostic approach.
Olfat A. Mahdy, Ahmed M. Nassar, Bassma S. M. Elsawy, Bassma S. M. Elsawy, Heba F. Alzan, Heba F. Alzan, Heba F. Alzan, Omnia M. Kandil, Mona S. Mahmoud, Mona S. Mahmoud, Carlos E. Suarez, Carlos E. Suarez   +11 more
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Tick-borne disease (babesiosis)

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2020
Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease that shares the Lyme disease tick vector. Prompt microbiological smear examination and a parasitemia index guide further therapy. In severe cases with a parasitemia index >10%, exchange transfusion should be carried out quickly, along with administration of antibiotics, to prevent death and improve patient outcomes. A
Hanish Jain, Garima Singh, Rahul Mahapatra   +2 more
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