Serological Evidence of Lyme disease And Possible Introduction of Borrelia along Migratory Bird Routes in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
De Oliveira SV ◽  
Dos Santos JP ◽  
Aver G ◽  
Correa LLC ◽  
Vizzoni VF ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Migratory Bird ◽  
Serological Evidence

scholarly journals Lyme Neuroborreliosis: Preliminary Results from an Urban Referral Center Employing Strict CDC Criteria for Case Selection

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Younger ◽  
Stuart Orsher
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Sensory Neuropathy ◽  
Lyme Neuroborreliosis ◽  
Late Infection ◽  
Serological Evidence ◽  
Single Institution ◽  
Case Selection ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Immunological Effects ◽  
Selection Of

Lyme neuroborreliosis or “neurological Lyme disease” was evidenced in 2 of 23 patients submitted to strict criteria for case selection of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employing a two-tier test to detect antibodies toBorrelia burgdorferiat a single institution. One patient had symptomatic polyradiculoneuritis, dysautonomia, and serological evidence of early infection; and another had symptomatic small fiber sensory neuropathy, distal polyneuropathy, dysautonomia, and serological evidence of late infection. In the remaining patients symptoms initially ascribed to Lyme disease were probably unrelated toB. burgdorferiinfection. Our findings suggest early susceptibility and protracted involvement of the nervous system most likely due to the immunological effects ofB. burgdorferiinfection, although the exact mechanisms remain uncertain.

Serological Evidence for Simultaneous Occurrences of Lyme Disease and Babesiosis

1985 ◽  
Vol 152 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Benach ◽  
J. L. Coleman ◽  
G. S. Habicht ◽  
A. MacDonald ◽  
E. Grunwaldt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Serological Evidence

scholarly journals Case Report: PANDAS and Persistent Lyme Disease With Neuropsychiatric Symptoms: Treatment, Resolution, and Recovery

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Cross ◽  
Denis Bouboulis ◽  
Craig Shimasaki ◽  
Charles Ray Jones
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intravenous Immunoglobulins ◽  
Streptococcal Pharyngitis ◽  
Serological Evidence ◽  
Disease Exposure ◽  
Clinical Diagnostic Criteria

This case report describes the diagnosis and treatment of a pre-pubertal (onset at age 7) Caucasian female with serological evidence of Lyme disease accompanied by multiple neuropsychiatric symptoms 6 months following a vacation in a tick endemic area of the United States. Prior to the diagnosis of Lyme disease, the patient also met the clinical diagnostic criteria for PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep), with serological evidence of three distinct episodes of streptococcal pharyngitis. All three episodes of strep occurred during the 6-months interval between suspected Lyme disease exposure and the onset of multiple neuropsychiatric symptoms. Her sometimes incapacitating symptoms followed a relapsing and remitting course that impacted her personal, family, social, and academic domains. Over a span of 31 consecutive months of treatment with various antimicrobials and three courses of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) she experienced complete remission and remains symptom free at the time of this publication. Written permission was obtained from the minor patient's mother allowing the submission and publication of this case study.

scholarly journals First isolation of Lyme disease spirochete from migratory bird, Turdus chrysolaus

1995 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
K. Miyamoto ◽  
M. Nakao ◽  
F. Sato
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Migratory Bird

Competence of a migratory bird, red-bellied thrush (Turdus chrysolaus), as an avian reservoir for the Lyme disease spirochetes in Japan

Acta Tropica ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Miyamoto ◽  
Yukita Sato ◽  
Keiji Okada ◽  
Masahito Fukunaga ◽  
Fumio Sato
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Migratory Bird

scholarly journals Low Seroprevalence of Lyme Disease Among Multiple Sclerosis Patients in New Brunswick

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 842-844
Author(s):  
Gregg MacLean ◽  
Peggy Cook ◽  
L. Robbin Lindsay ◽  
Todd F. Hatchette ◽  
Duncan Webster
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Lyme Disease ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Lyme Neuroborreliosis ◽  
Atlantic Canada ◽  
Degenerative Diseases ◽  
Serological Evidence ◽  
Positive Serology ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis Patients

ABSTRACT:The signs and symptoms of Lyme neuroborreliosis can overlap with non-infectious degenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). In this study, we assessed a cohort of MS patients in Atlantic Canada for serological evidence of Lyme disease (LD). No positive serology was identified using the recommended two-tiered algorithm.

New ultrastructural findings about Borrelia burgdorferi by cryofixation, negative staining, thin sectioning and scanning techniques

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 582-583
Author(s):  
S. F. Hayes ◽  
M. D. Corwin ◽  
T. G. Schwan ◽  
D. W. Dorward ◽  
W. Burgdorfer
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Structural Characterization ◽  
Negative Staining ◽  
Low Speed ◽  
Thin Sectioning ◽  
Ultrastructural Findings

Characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi strains by means of negative staining EM has become an integral part of many studies related to the biology of the Lyme disease organism. However, relying solely upon negative staining to compare new isolates with prototype B31 or other borreliae is often unsatisfactory. To obtain more satisfactory results, we have relied upon a correlative approach encompassing a variety EM techniques, i.e., scanning for topographical features and cryotomy, negative staining and thin sectioning to provide a more complete structural characterization of B. burgdorferi.For characterization, isolates of B. burgdorferi were cultured in BSK II media from which they were removed by low speed centrifugation. The sedimented borrelia were carefully resuspended in stabilizing buffer so as to preserve their features for scanning and negative staining. Alternatively, others were prepared for conventional thin sectioning and for cryotomy using modified procedures. For thin sectioning, the fixative described by Ito, et al.

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