No molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in the blood of patients with erythema migrans in Belgium
Abstract Background A number of tick-borne pathogens circulate in the Belgian tick population in addition to the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. However, so far, only a few patients with tick-borne diseases other than Lyme borreliosis have been reported in Belgium. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of other human tick-borne infections in Belgium and their possible clinical manifestation. Methods Patients with fever (> 37.5 °C) after a tick bite or those with erythema migrans (EM) were included in the study. EDTA-blood samples were screened for the presence of DNA... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Parasites & Vectors ; volume 15, issue 1 ; ISSN 1756-3305 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | Infectious Diseases / Parasitology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26605828 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-05139-w |