Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2020 Jan 20
Transgenic functional complementation with a transmission -associated protein restores spirochete infectivity by tick bite.
Schwan TG, Raffel SJ, Battisti JM
The relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia hermsii and the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto each produces an abundant, ortholog ...
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Source: PubMed
Ticks Tick Borne Dis
Borrelia prevalence and species distribution in ticks removed from humans in Germany, 2013-2017.
Springer A, Raulf MK, Fingerle V, Strube C
Lyme borreliosis caused by spirochaetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) complex is the most common tick-borne disease in Europe. In addi ...
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Source: PubMed
J. Parasitol.
Prevalence of Infection and Co-Infection and Presence of Rickettsial Endosymbionts in Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Connecticut, USA.
Pokutnaya D, Molaei G, Weinberger DM, Vossbrinck CR, Diaz AJ
Ixodes scapularis is currently known to transmit 7 pathogens responsible for Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, tick-borne relapsing fever, ehrli ...
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CEN Case Rep 2020 Jan 22
Rituximab-induced serum sickness in a 6-year-old boy with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome.
Nakamura M, Kanda S, Yoshioka Y, Takahashi C, Owada K, Kajiho Y, Harita Y, Oka A
Rituximab (RTX) is a murine-human chimeric monoclonal antibody against CD20 that has been proven effective for preventing relapse in frequently-relaps ...
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Clin. Infect. Dis. 2020 Jan 19
Single dose of Doxycycline for the prevention of TBRF.
Binenbaum Y, Ben-Ami R, Baneth G, Langford B, Negev Y, Friedlander E, Shasha D, Tau L, Paran Y
The current post-exposure prophylaxis regimen for Tick Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) consists of 5 days Doxycycline. In this observational study of 77 ...
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