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Survey of Tickborne Infections in Denmark [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 We conducted a study of the distribution and prevalence of tickborne infections in Denmark by using roe deer as sentinels. Blood samples from 237 roe deer were collected during the 2002–2003 hunting season.
Sigurdur Skarphédinsson +2 more
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Emergence of New Tickborne Infections [PDF]
Emerging ZoonosesA Worldwide Perspective, 2017 Several tickborne infectious diseases such as Lyme borreliosis, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and others have been expanding to new endemic regions in the world for over a decade. Moreover, new pathogens transmitted by ticks have recently been recognized in animals and humans from diverse regions of the globe, widely separated in distance ...
I W Fong, Fong I W
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An Overview of Tickborne Infections in Pregnancy and Outcomes in the Newborn: The Need for Prospective Studies. [PDF]
Front Med (Lausanne), 2020 Tick-borne infections are an ever-increasing issue internationally, many factors contribute to this including a changing climate. Pregnant women represent the single largest vulnerable group in populations due to a relative immune deficiency status. Infections in pregnant women have the added gravity of potential infection in the developing fetus which
Lambert JS.
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Fatal Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis Infection in Liver Transplant Recipient, Minnesota, USA [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesEhrlichia muris eauclairensis bacterial infections can manifest with atypical and severe symptoms in immunocompromised patients. We report a fatal case of severe ehrlichiosis caused by E. muris eauclairensis in a liver transplant recipient in Minnesota,
Syeda Sahra +4 more
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Infections with Tickborne Pathogens after Tick Bite, Austria, 2015–2018 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 The aim of this prospective study was to assess the risk for tickborne infections after a tick bite. A total of 489 persons bitten by 1,295 ticks were assessed for occurrence of infections with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum ...
Mateusz Markowicz +6 more
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Two Neonates With Postnatally Acquired Tickborne Infections [PDF]
Pediatrics, 2019 Neonatal tick bites place infants at risk for acquiring infections that have rarely or never been documented in this age group. We describe 2 rare cases of tickborne infection in neonates. The first patient presented with multiple erythema migrans and fever, leading to a diagnosis of early disseminated Lyme disease.
Andrew S Handel +2 more
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Tickborne Infections as a Cause of Nonspecific Febrile Illness in Wisconsin [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2001 Lyme disease, human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE), and babesiosis are tickborne infections that are indigenous to Wisconsin. To assess their importance as a cause of nonspecific fever, we recruited patients with febrile illness at 10 clinics in northwestern Wisconsin from May through August of both 1997 and 1998.
Edward A Belongia +2 more
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Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Living Donor Kidney Transplant [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesTickborne infections are challenging to diagnose, particularly among solid organ transplant recipients. We report a US case of donor-derived ehrlichiosis from a living kidney donation that highlights how screening for living donors may miss tickborne ...
Michael J. Scolarici +15 more
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Development and Validation of Real-Time PCR for Detecting Anaplasma bovis–Like Agent in Dermacentor spp. Ticks [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe developed and validated a real-time PCR to detect an Anaplasma bovis–like agent. We applied that assay to 672 Dermacentor spp. ticks collected from across the United States and found 0.1% A. bovis–like agent prevalence.
Rachel C. Smith +4 more
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Automated Real-Time PCR Detection of Tickborne Diseases Using the Panther Fusion Open Access System
Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 The incidence of tickborne infections in the United States has risen significantly. Automation is needed for the increasing demand for testing. The Panther Fusion (Fusion) has an Open Access functionality to perform lab developed tests (LDTs) on a fully ...
Kathleen A. Stellrecht +3 more
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