Lyme disease in humans

JD Radolf, K Strle, JE Lemieux, F Strle - Current issues in molecular …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) is a tick-borne, zoonosis of adults and children caused by
genospecies of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. The ailment, widespread …

Lyme borreliosis

G Stanek, F Strle - The Lancet, 2003‏ - thelancet.com
Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-transmitted disease in the northern hemisphere
and is caused by spirochaetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi species complex. A complete …

Birds, migration and emerging zoonoses: West Nile virus, Lyme disease, influenza A and enteropathogens

KD Reed, JK Meece, JS Henkel… - Clinical medicine & …, 2003‏ - clinmedres.org
Wild birds are important to public health because they carry emerging zoonotic pathogens,
either as a reservoir host or by dispersing infected arthropod vectors. In addition, bird …

[HTML][HTML] Vector competence studies with hard ticks and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato spirochetes: A review

L Eisen - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Use of emerging technology allowing for identification of genetic material from pathogens
and endosymbionts in ticks collected from humans, domestic animals, wildlife, or the …

Bacterial pathogens in wild birds: a review of the frequency and effects of infection

CMWH Benskin, K Wilson, K Jones… - Biological …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
The importance of wild birds as potential vectors of disease has received recent renewed
empirical interest, especially regarding human health. Understanding the spread of bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for the diagnosis of tick-borne bacterial diseases in Europe

P Brouqui, F Bacellar, G Baranton, RJ Birtles… - Clinical microbiology …, 2004‏ - Elsevier
Ticks are obligate haematophagous acarines that parasitise every class of vertebrate
(including man) and have a worldwide distribution. An increasing awareness of tick-borne …

Population genetics, taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

G Margos, SA Vollmer, NH Ogden, D Fish - Infection, Genetics and …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
In order to understand the population structure and dynamics of bacterial microorganisms,
ty** systems that accurately reflect the phylogenetic and evolutionary relationship of the …

Transport of ixodid ticks and tick-borne pathogens by migratory birds

G Hasle - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2013‏ - frontiersin.org
Birds, particularly passerines, can be parasitized by Ixodid ticks, which may be infected with
tick-borne pathogens, like Borrelia spp., Babesia spp., Anaplasma, Rickettsia/Coxiella, and …

Host association of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato–the key role of host complement

K Kurtenbach, S De Michelis, S Etti, SM Schäfer… - Trends in …, 2002‏ - cell.com
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl), the tick-borne agent of Lyme borreliosis, is a bacterial
species complex comprising 11 genospecies. Here, we discuss whether the delineation of …

Lyme borreliosis in europe and north america

J Piesman, L Gern - Parasitology, 2004‏ - cambridge.org
Since the discovery of the Lyme disease spirochete in North America in 1982 and in Europe
in 1983, a plethora of studies on this unique group of spirochetes that comprise Borrelia …