Prevalence of relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi in Ixodes ricinus ticks from eastern Slovakia
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DOI: 10.1111/zph.12914
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi, recurrent fever borrelia, pathogenic to humans, has been found recently in Ixodes ricinus ticks. There is still little information about its circulation in nature and potential local impact on human health as well… read more here.
Keywords: ricinus ticks; prevalence; ixodes ricinus; borrelia miyamotoi ... See more keywords
Antibodies to Borrelia turicatae in Experimentally Infected Dogs Cross-React with Borrelia burgdorferi Serologic Assays
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00628-19
Abstract: Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is caused by several Borrelia spp. (including Borrelia turicatae), which are primarily transmitted by Ornithodoros ticks. Relapsing fever group species are found worldwide, except for Antarctica. Approximately 500 human cases were… read more here.
Keywords: relapsing fever; tbrf; borrelia burgdorferi; borrelia turicatae ... See more keywords
CD55 Facilitates Immune Evasion by Borrelia crocidurae, an Agent of Relapsing Fever
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01161-22
Abstract: Borrelia species are causative agents of Lyme disease and relapsing fever infections in humans. B. crocidurae causes one of the most prevalent relapsing fever infections in parts of West Africa. In the endemic regions, B.… read more here.
Keywords: crocidurae; cd55; relapsing fever; fever ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Immunocompetent Mouse Models for Borrelia miyamotoi Infection
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04301-22
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi is a causative agent of hard tick relapsing fever, was first identified in the early 1990s, and was characterized as a human pathogen in 2011. Unlike other relapsing fever Borrelia species, B. miyamotoi… read more here.
Keywords: miyamotoi; infection; borrelia miyamotoi; microscopy ... See more keywords
Tick-borne relapsing fever
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237296
Abstract: A previously healthy 58-year-old man presented to an emergency department with a 3-day history of intermittent drenching sweats with rigours, diarrhoea, fatigue and decreased oral intake. These symptoms began a week after the patient returned… read more here.
Keywords: relapsing fever; tick borne; borne relapsing;
Louse-borne relapsing fever—A systematic review and analysis of the literature: Part 2—Mortality, Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction, impact on pregnancy
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008656
Abstract: Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is a classical epidemic disease, which in the past was associated with war, famine, poverty, forced migration, and crowding under poor hygienic conditions around the world. The disease’s causative pathogen, the… read more here.
Keywords: literature; relapsing fever; borne relapsing; mortality ... See more keywords
Tick-borne relapsing fever Borreliosis, a major public health problem overlooked in Senegal
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009184
Abstract: Background Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is the most common vector-borne bacterial disease in humans in West Africa. It is frequently clinically confused with malaria. Our study aims to determine, on a micro-geographic scale, the conditions… read more here.
Keywords: relapsing fever; tick borne; borne relapsing; fever borreliosis ... See more keywords
Borrelia miyamotoi a neglected tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete in Thailand
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011159
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi is a relapsing fever spirochete that shares the same vector as Lyme disease causing Borrelia. This epidemiological study of B. miyamotoi was conducted in rodent reservoirs, tick vectors and human populations simultaneously. A… read more here.
Keywords: miyamotoi; phop phra; borrelia miyamotoi; relapsing fever ... See more keywords
Serological detection of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in Texan domestic dogs
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189786
Abstract: Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) is caused by spirochetes in the genus Borrelia. Very limited information exists on the incidence of this disease in humans and domestic dogs in the United States. The main objective of… read more here.
Keywords: relapsing fever; domestic dogs; borne relapsing; tick borne ... See more keywords
Epistaxis and thrombocytopenia as major presentations of louse borne relapsing fever: Hospital-based study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279721
Abstract: Background Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) remains a cause of sporadic illness and occasional outbreaks in Ethiopia and other east African countries in overcrowded and unhygienic settings. In this article, we present clinical profiles and treatment… read more here.
Keywords: borne relapsing; relapsing fever; patients treated; fever ... See more keywords
Analysis of variable major protein antigenic variation in the relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia miyamotoi, in response to polyclonal antibody selection pressure
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281942
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi is a tick-transmitted spirochete that is genetically grouped with relapsing fever Borrelia and possesses multiple archived pseudogenes that encode variable major proteins (Vmps). Vmps are divided into two groups based on molecular size;… read more here.
Keywords: variable major; borrelia miyamotoi; relapsing fever; pressure ... See more keywords