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Lyme Borreliosis - a Multisystem Disease

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Endemic medicine
Infectious diseases

Abstract

Lyme borreliosis, due to the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bb.sl), causes significant morbidity throughout the world. Preliminary studies have indicated the presence of the arthropod vector and the pathogen in North Africa. A few clinical cases have been reported. Our objective is to evaluate whether Lyme borreliosis constitutes a threat to public health. To access our objective, we plan to establish a map of the tick distribution, to evaluate the prevalence of Borrelia infection in ticks, to identify Borrelia strains and to determine their genetic diversity, to identify reservoirs used to maintain Bb.sl, and to evaluate the incidence of the disease in the human population. The knowledge of the natural enzootic cycle involving arthropods and wild vertebrates in the maintenance of Bb.sl should permit to develop prevention strategies to counter any public health threat.

DOI

10.21608/aeji.2013.17312

Keywords

Disease, tick bite, forestry workers, public health, vaccine

Authors

First Name

Angela

Last Name

Revelas

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Affiliation

Pathological Department of St.Nicolaos-Crete, Greece

Email

donnoiko@gmail.com

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First Name

Emmanuel

Last Name

Liannos

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Affiliation

Urological Department of St.Nicolaos-Crete, Greece

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First Name

Dimitrios

Last Name

Arvanitakis

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Affiliation

Neurosurgery Clinic of Venizeleio General Hospital-Crete, Greece

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Volume

3

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

3642

Issue Date

2013-06-01

Receive Date

2013-06-03

Publish Date

2013-06-01

Page Start

73

Page End

78

Print ISSN

2090-7613

Online ISSN

2090-7184

Article File

AEJI_Volume 3_Issue 2_Pages 73-78.pdf

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https://aeji.journals.ekb.eg/article_17312.html

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Review article and meta analysis

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620

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Journal

Publication Title

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

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https://aeji.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023