Lyme borreliosis–from tick bite to diagnosis and treatment

G Stanek, F Strle - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Lyme borreliosis is caused by certain genospecies of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
complex, which are transmitted by hard ticks of the genus Ixodes. The most common clinical …

Tick-borne rickettsioses around the world: emerging diseases challenging old concepts

P Parola, CD Paddock, D Raoult - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
During most of the 20th century, the epidemiology of tick-borne rickettsioses could be
summarized as the occurrence of a single pathogenic rickettsia on each continent. An …

[HTML][HTML] Lyme borreliosis: clinical case definitions for diagnosis and management in Europe

G Stanek, V Fingerle, KP Hunfeld, B Jaulhac… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2011 - Elsevier
Lyme borreliosis, caused by spirochaetes of the Borrelia burgdorferigenospecies complex,
is the most commonly reported tick-borne infection in Europe and North America. The non …

EFNS guidelines on the diagnosis and management of European Lyme neuroborreliosis

Å Mygland, U Ljøstad, V Fingerle… - European journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is a nervous system infection caused by Borrelia
burgdorferi sensu lato (Bb). Objectives: To present evidence‐based recommendations for …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the eco-epidemiology and clinical management of human granulocytic anaplasmosis and its agent in Europe

IA Matei, A Estrada-Peña, SJ Cutler… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the agent of tick-borne fever, equine, canine and human
granulocytic anaplasmosis. The common route of A. phagocytophilum transmission is …

A concise review of the epidemiology and diagnostics of rickettsioses: Rickettsia and Orientia spp

MY Abdad, R Abou Abdallah, PE Fournier… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Rickettsioses are globally distributed and caused by the family Rickettsiaceae, which
comprise a diverse and expanding list of organisms. These include two genera, Rickettsia …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and management of tickborne rickettsial diseases: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichioses, and anaplasmosis—United States

JS Bakken, SM Folk, CD Paddock, KC Bloch… - MMWR Recomm …, 2006 - cdc.gov
Tickborne rickettsial diseases (TBRD) continue to cause severe illness and death in
otherwise healthy adults and children, despite the availability of low cost, effective …

[HTML][HTML] To test or not to test? Laboratory support for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis: a position paper of ESGBOR, the ESCMID study group for Lyme borreliosis

RB Dessau, AP van Dam, V Fingerle, J Gray… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a tick-borne infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi
sensu lato. The most frequent clinical manifestations are erythema migrans and Lyme …

Tick-borne rickettsioses in Europe

JA Oteo, A Portillo - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2012 - Elsevier
Rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria within the genus Rickettsia,
mainly transmitted by arthropods. Until recently, Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) caused …

A clear and present danger: tick-borne diseases in Europe

P Heyman, C Cochez, A Hofhuis… - Expert review of anti …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Ticks can transmit a variety of viruses, bacteria or parasites that can cause serious infections
or conditions in humans and animals. While tick-borne diseases are becoming an …