Aim . To improve emergency diagnostic measures and preventive antimicrobial therapy in patients with ixodid tick bites using molecular genetic techniques for identification of Вorrelia spp. Materials Methods Borrelia strains were isolated by inoculation suspension on the BSK-H medium. Molecular screening was performed real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) sequencing. In total, we examined 4...

BackgroundTick bites severely threaten human health because they allow the transmission of many deadly pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and helminths. Pruritus is a leading symptom tick bites, but its molecular neural bases remain elusive.ObjectivesThis study sought to discover potent drugs targets for specific prevention treatment bite–induced pruritus arthropod-related itch.M...

Incidence of tick-borne encephalitis and other infections correlates with a number people applying for medical aid due to tick bites. Obviously, the registered bites is proportionate people’s economic recreational activities on an endemic territory quantity hungry ticks. In its turn, ticks depends abundance main hosts blood-feeding stages but certain time lag caused by their life cycle paramete...

Lyme disease is a tick-transmitted infection with disabling sequelae and important occupational health implications for a military workforce. It is likely that some military patients with typical clinical signs remain undiagnosed and untreated. Prompt treatment with an antibiotic is essential, besides targeted education on preventing infection through avoiding exposure to tick bites. We describ...

Four patients who had received tick bites while visiting forests in Mexico had skin lesions that met the case definition of erythema migrans, or borrelial lymphocytoma. Clinical diagnosis was supported with histologic, serologic, and molecular tests. This study suggests the Borrelia burgdorferi infection is in Mexico.

The argasid tick Carios (Ornithodoros) kelleyi Cooley & Kohls is a common ectoparasite of bats and has been found in massive numbers in homes with associated bat colonies in eastern Iowa. This tick feeds nearly exclusively on bats in nature. Several inhabitants of infested homes complained of "bug bites" at night while asleep that may have resulted in erythematous, edematous, urticaric skin les...

BACKGROUND Public health authorities in Quebec have responded to the progressive emergence of Lyme disease (LD) with surveillance activities and education for family physicians (FPs) who are key actors in both vigilance and case management. OBJECTIVES To describe FPs' clinical experience with LD, their degree of knowledge, and their practices in two areas, one with known infected tick populat...

The investigations were conducted in the Lublin province (south-eastern Poland) in areas of high agricultural and recreational value. Among the 418 patients admitted to medical clinics due to arthropod bites in the years 2003-2005, 184 people (44%) had been bitten by ticks. As shown by the research, high-risk groups include people whose stay in tick habitats is connected with their occupational...

Tick-borne diseases (TBD) are endemic in Europe. However, surveillance is currently incomplete. Alternative strategies need to be considered. The aim of this study was test an Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance (EDSyS) system as a complementary data source describe the impact tick bites and TBD using small-area analysis approach monitor risk target prevention. ED databases Local Health...