ReviewTicks and tick-borne diseases2011
Updates on Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex with respect to public health.
Review in Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 157 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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157 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 328 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global prevalence and species diversity of tick-borne pathogens in buffaloes worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasites & vectors · 2023Pooled it
- Human pathogens associated with the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis: a systematic review.Parasites & vectors · 2016Pooled it
- Human Complement Evasion Is Widespread Among Lyme Borreliosis Spirochete Species.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Seasonal variation in prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Ixodes ricinus nymphs in southern Norway.Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Predicting Lyme Disease: A One Health Approach.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Ecoepidemiological determinants of Borrelia infection in sigmodontine rodents from the Delta and Parana Islands ecoregion, Argentina.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A CRISPR/LbCas12a system for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto detection in blacklegged ticks.Journal of medical entomology · 2026Article
- Exploring Cerebrovascular Manifestations of Neuroborreliosis: A Scoping Review.Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology · 2026Article
- High diversity and distribution of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Sudan emphasizes the need for implementing cost-effective community One Health strategy.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Canine Ticks, Tick-Borne Pathogens and Associated Risk Factors in Nigeria.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The First Study ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Genetic landscape of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in Canada: a study of genetic diversity.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Silent Spread ofHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Heterologous Surface Display Reveals Conserved Complement Inhibition and Functional Diversification of Borrelia burgdorferi Elp Proteins.Molecular microbiology · 2025Article
- Molecular Typing of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ixodids of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Divergent dimerization mechanisms and conserved DNA-binding function in PFam12 proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Barriers and Predictors of Lyme Disease Vaccine Acceptance: A Cross-Sectional Study in Poland.Vaccines · 2025Article
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- Lyme borreliosis in Brazil: a critical review on the Baggio-Yoshinari syndrome (Brazilian Lyme-like disease).Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- Development, Optimization, and Validation of a Quantitative PCR Assay forPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) complex is a diverse group of worldwide distributed bacteria that includes 18 named spirochete species and a still not named group proposed as genomospecies 2. Descriptions of new species and variants continue to be recognized, so the current number of described species is probably not final. Most of known spirochete species are considered to have a limited distribution. Eleven species from the B. burgdorferi s.l. complex were identified in and strictly associated with Eurasia (B. afzelii, B. bavariensis, B. garinii, B. japonica, B. lusitaniae, B. sinica, B. spielmanii, B. tanukii, B. turdi, B. valaisiana, and B. yangtze), while another 5 (B. americana, B. andersonii, B. californiensis, B. carolinensis, and B. kurtenbachii) were previously believed to be restricted to the USA only. B. burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.), B. bissettii, and B. carolinensis share the distinction of being present in both the Old and the New World. Out of the 18 genospecies, 3 commonly and 4 occasionally infect humans, causing Lyme borreliosis (LB) - a multisystem disease that is often referred to as the 'great imitator' due to diversity of its clinical manifestations. Among the genospecies that commonly infect people, i.e. B. burgdorferi s.s., B. afzelii, and B. garinii, only B. burgdorferi s.s. causes LB both in the USA and in Europe, with a wide spectrum of clinical conditions ranging from minor cutaneous erythema migrans (EM) to severe arthritis or neurological manifestations. The epidemiological data from many European countries and the USA show a dramatic increase of the diagnosed cases of LB due to the development of new progressive diagnostic methods during the last decades (Hubálek, 2009). Recently, the definition of the disease has also changed. What was not considered Lyme borreliosis before might be now.
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