Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5807138 | Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In conclusion, our data show that B. burgdorferi s.l. and SFG rickettsiae co-infection occurs in Dutch I. ricinus and that Lyme borreliosis patients, or patients suspected of Lyme borreliosis, are indeed exposed to both tick-borne pathogens. Whether SFG rickettsiae actually cause disease, and whether co-infections alter the clinical course of Lyme borreliosis, is not clear from our data, and warrants further investigation.
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Authors
Joris Koetsveld, Ellen Tijsse-Klasen, Tineke Herremans, Joppe W.R. Hovius, Hein Sprong,