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Lyme Disease
Lyme disease as a rare trigger for autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Lyme disease, a zoonotic infectious disease caused by spirochetes called Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb). Diagnosis is based on history, symptoms and a two-step serologic test [1, 2]. Positive immune serology is confirmed by Western Blot. Lyme disease (LD) usually presents initially with an erythematous rash...
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Lyme disease vaccine acceptability among healthcare providers ― United States, 2018 and 2022
A Lyme disease (LD) vaccine is expected to become available soon. We aimed to understand recent trends in healthcare provider (HCP) willingness to recommend LD vaccination. Cross-sectional surveys among HCPs were conducted in 2018 and 2022. We compared willingness to recommend LD vaccination by survey...
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Bridging the gap: Insights in the immunopathology of Lyme borreliosis
Lyme borreliosis (LB), or Lyme disease, is the most common vector‐borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere caused by infection with extracellular spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) genospecies transmitted by hard‐bodied Ixodes ticks [1]. The majority...
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Lyme disease and occupation
Lyme disease is a bacterial zoonosis that is spread by ticks from infected animals to humans [1]. The UK tick and disease vector, Ixodes ricinus, is widely distributed in woodland, parks, gardens, agricultural and shrub land. Ticks require 3 blood meals from available mammals/birds over their...
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Diagnosis and management of suspected Lyme neuroborreliosis-related facial nerve palsy in children by paediatricians and general practitioners: a French survey
According to the French Society of Infectious Diseases (SPILF) guidelines, the diagnosis of LNB is based on neurological symptoms and a lumbar puncture with evidence of pleocytosis and intrathecal antibody synthesis [7]. However, the need for hospitalisation and appropriate premedication to prevent pain...
