Lyme Borreliosis - a Multisystem Disease | ||
| Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases | ||
| Article 6, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2013, Pages 73-78 PDF (253.23 K) | ||
| Document Type: Review article and meta analysis | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/aeji.2013.17312 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Angela Revelas1; Emmanuel Liannos2; Dimitrios Arvanitakis3 | ||
| 1Pathological Department of St.Nicolaos-Crete, Greece | ||
| 2Urological Department of St.Nicolaos-Crete, Greece | ||
| 3Neurosurgery Clinic of Venizeleio General Hospital-Crete, Greece | ||
| 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. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Disease; tick bite; forestry workers; public health; vaccine | ||
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