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16 hours ago · Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato ... Given the impact of factors such as climate change, increased international exchange, and alterations in wildlife ...
3 days ago · These plasma cells can produce Borrelia burgdorferi-specific antibodies (E) that can eventually destroy the invading spirochetes (F). CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid; Osp: Outer surface protein; TLR: Toll-like receptor.
4 days ago · Removed ticks should not be tested for Borrelia burgdorferi. Studies show that the detection of B. burgdorferi in ticks is a poor predictor of Lyme disease development or asymptomatic seroconversion.
2 days ago · The Lyme-related Borrelia species are collectively known as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, and show a great deal of genetic diversity. [58] B. burgdorferi sensu lato is a species complex made up of 20 accepted and three proposed genospecies.
5 days ago · Abstract. The main theory of the evolution of virulence relies on a trade-off between virulence and the rate of transmission. It has however proven difficult to measure the required trade-off. This lack of support may partly be due to the lack of information about the parasite behaviour in the environment between hosts, where the parasite finds ...
5 days ago · May 24, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. EDT. Ticks carry many diseases. (Washington Post illustration; iStock) When Neal Nemhauser, 76, a retired accountant from Portland, Ore., visited a friend in Pennsylvania ...
2 days ago · Utpal Pal’s research focuses on common tick-borne infections, primarily Lyme disease. He leads multiple interdisciplinary studies that address the underlying mechanisms by which Lyme disease agents are maintained in arthropod vectors (black-legged ticks), are transmitted to mammalian hosts via tick bites, and cause multisystem disorders; this information is applied to the development of new ...
