Lyme disease: review and update of a potentially emerging zoonosis in South America
Lyme disease is a multisystemic inflammatory disease caused by spirochetes belonging to the geno-specific complex Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl). It is transmitted to humans through ticks of the genus Ixodes, being Ixodes scapularis responsible for the transmission in most of the cases repor...
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I48-R154-article-78762024-11-01T13:19:27Z Lyme disease: review and update of a potentially emerging zoonosis in South America Enfermedad de Lyme: revisión y actualización de una potencial zoonosis emergente en Sudamérica Tuemmers Apablaza, C.A. Montero González, M.A. Zoonoses Ixodes Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi Zoonosis Ixodes Enfermedad de Lyme Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme disease is a multisystemic inflammatory disease caused by spirochetes belonging to the geno-specific complex Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl). It is transmitted to humans through ticks of the genus Ixodes, being Ixodes scapularis responsible for the transmission in most of the cases reported worldwide. Manifests with cutaneous, cardiac, neurological, and articular manifestations, with the cutaneous condition known as chronic migratory erythema being the most important antecedent for the clinical diagnosis of the disease, confirming it with complementary tests such as ELISA, Western blot and PCR. This information will be crucial to initiate appropriate treatment for each phase of the disease. Although, this disease is observed mainly in North America and Europe, recently new strains of Bbsl, or related species, have been described in Brazil, Uruguay and Chile. Still, in order to determine the distribution of this species in South America, it is necessary to conduct genetic and microbiological studies not only to clinical cases but also vectors and possible reservoirs, in order to obtain useful information for the epidemiological and clinical management of the disease. La enfermedad de Lyme es una enfermedad inflamatoria multisistémica causada por espiroquetas pertenecientes al complejo genoespecífico Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl). Se transmite al ser humano a través de garrapatas del género Ixodes, siendo Ixodes scapularis la responsable de la transmisión en la mayoría de los casos reportados a nivel mundial. Cursa con manifestaciones cutáneas, cardiacas, neurológicas y articulares, siendo la afección cutánea denominada eritema migratorio crónico el antecedente más importante para el diagnóstico clínico de la enfermedad y para confirmar el diagnóstico los exámenes complementarios utilizados son ELISA, Western blot y PCR. Esta información será fundamental para comenzar con el tratamiento que corresponda a cada fase de la enfermedad. A pesar de que es una enfermedad observada principalmente en norte América y en Europa, recientemente se han descrito nuevas cepas de Bbsl o nuevas especies relacionadas en Brasil, Uruguay y Chile. Para poder determinar la distribución de esta especie en Sudamérica, es necesario realizar estudios genéticos y microbiológicos no solo a los casos clínicos, sino también considerar a vectores y posibles reservorios, de tal manera de obtener información útil para el manejo epidemiológico y clínico de la enfermedad. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste 2024-11-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/vet/article/view/7876 10.30972/vet.3527876 Revista Veterinaria; Vol. 35 Núm. 2 (2024); 126-133 1669-6840 1668-4834 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/vet/article/view/7876/7397 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
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Zoonoses Ixodes Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi Zoonosis Ixodes Enfermedad de Lyme Borrelia burgdorferi Tuemmers Apablaza, C.A. Montero González, M.A. Lyme disease: review and update of a potentially emerging zoonosis in South America |
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Lyme disease: review and update of a potentially emerging zoonosis in South America |
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Lyme disease: review and update of a potentially emerging zoonosis in South America |
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Lyme disease: review and update of a potentially emerging zoonosis in South America |
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Lyme disease: review and update of a potentially emerging zoonosis in South America |
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Lyme disease is a multisystemic inflammatory disease caused by spirochetes belonging to the geno-specific complex Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl). It is transmitted to humans through ticks of the genus Ixodes, being Ixodes scapularis responsible for the transmission in most of the cases reported worldwide. Manifests with cutaneous, cardiac, neurological, and articular manifestations, with the cutaneous condition known as chronic migratory erythema being the most important antecedent for the clinical diagnosis of the disease, confirming it with complementary tests such as ELISA, Western blot and PCR. This information will be crucial to initiate appropriate treatment for each phase of the disease. Although, this disease is observed mainly in North America and Europe, recently new strains of Bbsl, or related species, have been described in Brazil, Uruguay and Chile. Still, in order to determine the distribution of this species in South America, it is necessary to conduct genetic and microbiological studies not only to clinical cases but also vectors and possible reservoirs, in order to obtain useful information for the epidemiological and clinical management of the disease. |
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