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The Evolution of a Tick Bite Lesion. [PDF]

open access: yesCureus, 2022
Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) use their mouthparts to cut through the epidermis and insert a barbed hypostome, leading to deep inflammation of local tissues. Herein, we describe cutaneous lesion development resulting from a tick bite at seven time points over a 30-day period. This case highlights the fact that ticks may produce lasting cutaneous lesions,
Goddard J, Wyatt JP.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Infection Kinetics and Tropism of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Mouse After Natural (via Ticks) or Artificial (Needle) Infection Depends on the Bacterial Strain

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Borrelia burgdorferi sl is a complex of pathogen bacteria transmitted to the host by Ixodes ticks. European Ixodes ricinus ticks transmit different B. burgdorferi species, pathogenic to human.
Natacha Sertour   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Table_1_Skin infectome of patients with a tick bite history.docx

open access: yes, 2023
IntroductionTicks are the most important obligate blood-feeding vectors of human pathogens. With the advance of high-throughput sequencing, more and more bacterial community and virome in tick has been reported, which seems to pose a great threat to ...
Yan Gao (93649)   +25 more
core   +1 more source

Can protection motivation theory predict protective behavior against ticks?

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Cases of reported tick-borne diseases in humans have increased over the past decades. Strategies informing the public about ticks, their associated diseases, and preventive measures are often highlighted as important in limiting pathogen ...
Mette Frimodt Hansen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tick-host conflict: immunoglobulin E antibodies to tick proteins in patients with anaphylaxis to tick bite [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Tick-borne infectious diseases and allergies are a growing problem worldwide. Tick bite allergy has been associated with the direct effect of immunoglobulin E (IgE) response to tick salivary antigens, or secondary to the induction of allergy to red meat ...
Fuente, José de la   +45 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical characteristics associated with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato skin culture results in patients with erythema migrans. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Clinical characteristics associated with isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato from skin have not been fully evaluated. To gain insight into predictors for a positive EM skin culture, we compared basic demographic, epidemiologic, and clinical data
Franc Strle   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Table_2_Skin infectome of patients with a tick bite history.xlsx

open access: yes, 2023
IntroductionTicks are the most important obligate blood-feeding vectors of human pathogens. With the advance of high-throughput sequencing, more and more bacterial community and virome in tick has been reported, which seems to pose a great threat to ...
Yan Gao (93649)   +25 more
core   +1 more source

First identification of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in both a biting tick Ixodes nipponensis and a patient in Korea: a case report

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a tick-borne infectious disease caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum. To date, there have been no reported cases of A.
Seung Hun Lee   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy by Rickettsia slovaca after Dermacentor marginatus tick bite case report: multidisciplinary approach to a tick-borne disease

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Scalp Eschar and Neck LymphAdenopathy after Tick bite is a zoonotic non-pathogen-specific disease most commonly due to Rickettsia slovaca and Rickettsia raoultii. Diagnosis is mostly based only on epidemiological and clinical findings, without
Giulia Barlozzari   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

First case of imported African tick-bite fever in Poland – Case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This is the first report of a case of African tick bite fever (ATBF) imported to Poland from South-Africa. The patient presented with fever of 38.4oC, generalized maculopapular rash and single eschar. Diagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (
Joanna Krzowska-Firych   +14 more
core   +2 more sources

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