Detection of Borrelia persica Infection in Ornithodoros tholo¬zani Using PCR Targeting rrs Gene and Xenodiagnosis [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2011 Background: Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia persica, is an acute tick-borne disease which is transmitted by soft ticks of Ornithodoros tholozani to human. Methods: Value of PCR and xenodiagnosis for detection of B. persica in O.
J Rafinejad +6 more
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Rapid Detection of Leishmania infantum Infection in Dogs: Comparative Study Using an Immunochromatographic Dipstick Test, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, and PCR [PDF]
, 2002 Current zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) control programs in Brazil include the culling of Leishmania infantum-infected reservoir dogs, a strategy that has failed to prevent a rise of canine and human ZVL cases over the past decade.
Bruce Alex +8 more
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Frequency of the Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and is endemic in much of Latin America. With increased globalisation and immigration, it is a risk in any country, partly through congenital transmission. The frequency of congenital
Buekens, Pierre +4 more
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Trypanosoma cruzi strain TcI is associated with chronic Chagas disease in the Brazilian Amazon
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background Chagas disease in the Amazon region is considered an emerging anthropozoonosis with a predominance of the discrete typing units (DTUs) TcI and TcIV.
Rosa Amélia Gonçalves Santana +12 more
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High correlation between Chagas' disease serology and PCR-based detection of Trypanosoma cruzi kinetoplast DNA in bolivian children living in an endemic area [PDF]
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Bosseno, Marie-France +6 more
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Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in rhesus macaques following antibiotic treatment of disseminated infection. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The persistence of symptoms in Lyme disease patients following antibiotic therapy, and their causes, continue to be a matter of intense controversy. The studies presented here explore antibiotic efficacy using nonhuman primates.
Monica E Embers +13 more
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Advances toward diagnostic tools for managing zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]
, 2018 Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a life-threatening outcome of Leishmania infantum or Leishmania donovani infection. Dogs are the primary domestic reservoir of L.
Courtenay, Orin +2 more
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Antigenic Conservation of an Immunodominant Invariable Region of the VlsE Lipoprotein among European Pathogenic Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi SL [PDF]
, 2017 Lyme disease is caused by genetically divergent spirochetes, including 3 pathogenic genospecies: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. garinii, and B. afzelii. Serodiagnosisis complicated by this genetic diversity. A synthetic peptide (C6), based on the
Aberer, Elisabeth +9 more
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The importance of lizards and small mammals as reservoirs for Borrelia lusitaniae in Portugal [PDF]
, 2014 Borrelia lusitaniae is a pathogen frequent in the Mediterranean area. Apart from lizards, evidence for birds and small mammals as competent reservoirs for this genospecies has been occasional.
Alves, J. +8 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide relevance. Visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in Brazil, where it is caused by Leishmania infantum with Lutzomyia longipalpis being the most important invertebrate vector. Non-human primates are susceptible
Ayisa Rodrigues de Oliveira +14 more
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