Emerging tick-borne pathogens of public health importance: a mini-review

I Rochlin, A Toledo - Journal of medical microbiology, 2020 - microbiologyresearch.org
Ticks are the most important vectors of human pathogens, leading to increased public health
burdens worldwide. Tick-borne pathogens include viruses (eg tick-borne encephalitis and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in Lyme disease and remaining challenges

JR Bobe, BL Jutras, EJ Horn, ME Embers… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is the most common vector-borne disease in
the United States with an estimated 476,000 cases per year. While historically, the long-term …

[HTML][HTML] Post-treatment Lyme disease as a model for persistent symptoms in Lyme disease

AW Rebman, JN Aucott - Frontiers in medicine, 2020 - frontiersin.org
It has long been observed in clinical practice that a subset of patients with Lyme disease
report a constellation of symptoms such as fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and musculoskeletal …

[HTML][HTML] Health care costs, utilization and patterns of care following Lyme disease

ER Adrion, J Aucott, KW Lemke, JP Weiner - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Lyme disease is the most frequently reported vector borne infection in the
United States. The Centers for Disease Control have estimated that approximately 10% to …

Evidence assessments and guideline recommendations in Lyme disease: the clinical management of known tick bites, erythema migrans rashes and persistent …

DJ Cameron, LB Johnson… - Expert review of anti …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with Lyme disease were
developed by the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS). The …

[HTML][HTML] Severity of chronic Lyme disease compared to other chronic conditions: a quality of life survey

L Johnson, S Wilcox, J Mankoff, RB Stricker - PeerJ, 2014 - peerj.com
Abstract Overview. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) health-related
quality of life (HRQoL) indicators are widely used in the general population to determine the …

Impact of prior and projected climate change on US Lyme disease incidence

LI Couper, AJ MacDonald… - Global change biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lyme disease is the most common vector‐borne disease in temperate zones and a growing
public health threat in the United States (US). The life cycles of the tick vectors and …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences of patients identifying with chronic Lyme disease in the healthcare system: a qualitative study

A Ali, L Vitulano, R Lee, TR Weiss, ER Colson - BMC family practice, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Chronic Lyme disease is a term that describes a constellation of
persistent symptoms in patients with or without evidence of previous Borrelia burgdorferi …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic Lyme disease: An evidence-based definition by the ILADS Working Group

S Shor, C Green, B Szantyr, S Phillips, K Liegner… - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Objective: Chronic Lyme disease has been a poorly defined term and often dismissed as a
fictitious entity. In this paper, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of Natural and Botanical Medicines for Activity Against Growing and Non-growing Forms of B. burgdorferi

J Feng, J Leone, S Schweig, Y Zhang - Frontiers in Medicine, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the US and Europe. Although the
current recommended Lyme antibiotic treatment is effective for the majority of Lyme disease …