Ticking on Pandora’s box: a prospective case-control study into ‘other’ tick-borne diseases

Ticking on Pandora’s box: a prospective case-control study into ‘other’ tick-borne diseases

Abstract Background Tick-borne pathogens other than Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato – the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis – are common in Ixodes ricinus ticks. How often these pathogens cause human disease is unknown. In addition, diagnostic tools to identify such diseases are lacking or reserve...

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Main Authors: D. Hoornstra, M. G. Harms, S. A. Gauw, A. Wagemakers, T. Azagi, K. Kremer, H. Sprong, C. C. van den Wijngaard, J. W. Hovius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Prospective case-control study
Study protocol
Ixodes ricinus ticks
Tick-borne pathogens
Tick-borne diseases
Hard tick-borne fever
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06190-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06190-9

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