Infection due to Borrelia burgdorferi most likely does not occur in Cuba

Dessau, Ram Benny

doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.007

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“…However, clinical cases resembling Lyme disease and serologically positive cases have been reported in humans [502, 503], but existence of B. burgdorferi ( s.l .) is still much debated [504, 505]. No prevalence data for dogs or cats are available for the region.…”

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A review on the occurrence of companion vector-borne diseases in pet animals in Latin America

2019

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Companion vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) are an important threat for pet life, but may also have an impact on human health, due to their often zoonotic character. The importance and awareness of CVBDs continuously increased during the last years. However, information on their occurrence is often limited in several parts of the world, which are often especially affected. Latin America (LATAM), a region with large biodiversity, is one of these regions, where information on CVBDs for pet owners, veterinarians, medical doctors and health workers is often obsolete, limited or non-existent. In the present review, a comprehensive literature search for CVBDs in companion animals (dogs and cats) was performed for several countries in Central America (Belize, Caribbean Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico) as well as in South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana (British Guyana), Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela) regarding the occurrence of the following parasitic and bacterial diseases: babesiosis, heartworm disease, subcutaneous dirofilariosis, hepatozoonosis, leishmaniosis, trypanosomosis, anaplasmosis, bartonellosis, borreliosis, ehrlichiosis, mycoplasmosis and rickettsiosis. An overview on the specific diseases, followed by a short summary on their occurrence per country is given. Additionally, a tabular listing on positive or non-reported occurrence is presented. None of the countries is completely free from CVBDs. The data presented in the review confirm a wide distribution of the CVBDs in focus in LATAM. This wide occurrence and the fact that most of the CVBDs can have a quite severe clinical outcome and their diagnostic as well as therapeutic options in the region are often difficult to access and to afford, demands a strong call for the prevention of pathogen transmission by the use of ectoparasiticidal and anti-feeding products as well as by performing behavioural changes.

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A review on the occurrence of companion vector-borne diseases in pet animals in Latin America

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“…In Cuba, one study suggested the presence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in human sera associated with clinical cases of Lyme disease-like syndrome [48,49]. However, the real specificity of these serum antibodies has been questioned [50]. In the US Virgin Islands, seropositivity for Borrelia hermsii and closely related species was reported in association with a human case of relapsing fever [51].…”

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Upscaling the Surveillance of Tick-Borne Pathogens in the French Caribbean Islands

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Despite the high burden of vector-borne disease in (sub)tropical areas, few information are available regarding the diversity of tick and tick-borne pathogens circulating in the Caribbean. Management and control of vector-borne disease require actual epidemiological data to better assess and anticipate the risk of (re)emergence of tick-borne diseases in the region. To simplify and reduce the costs of such large-scale surveys, we implemented a high-throughput microfluidic real-time PCR system suitable for the screening of the main bacterial and parasitic genera involved in tick-borne disease and potentially circulating in the area. We used the new screening tool to perform an exploratory epidemiological study on 132 adult specimens of Amblyomma variegatum and 446 of Rhipicephalus microplus collected in Guadeloupe and Martinique. Not only the system was able to detect the main pathogens of the area-Ehrlichia ruminantium, Rickettsia africae, Anaplasma marginale, Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis-but the system also provided evidence of unsuspected microorganisms in Caribbean ticks, belonging to the Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Borrelia and Leishmania genera. Our study demonstrated how high-throughput microfluidic real-time PCR technology can assist large-scale epidemiological studies, providing a rapid overview of tick-borne pathogen and microorganism diversity, and opening up new research perspectives for the epidemiology of tick-borne pathogens.

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“…Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto antibodies were detected in human serum in Cuba, associated with clinical cases of Lyme disease-like syndrome (Rodríguez et al, 2004 , 2012 ). However, (Dessau, 2012 ), clearly reject the interpretation of the serological assay used to detect antibodies to spirochetes in the Cuban study, and instead consider that the positive results are more likely serological background noise. Moreover, the observation of erythema migrans-like skin lesions are not pathognomonic for Lyme disease diagnosis, and does not in itself prove the presence of spirochetes (Sharma et al, 2010 ; Lantos et al, 2013 ).…”

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Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Caribbean: Current Understanding and Future Directions for More Comprehensive Surveillance

Gondard

Cabezas-Cruz

Charles

et al. 2017

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol.

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Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods of significant importance to human and veterinary medicine. They transmit a vast array of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths. Most epidemiological data on ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) in the West Indies are limited to common livestock pathogens such as Ehrlichia ruminantium, Babesia spp. (i.e., B. bovis and B. bigemina), and Anaplasma marginale, and less information is available on companion animal pathogens. Of note, human tick-borne diseases (TBDs) remain almost completely uncharacterized in the West Indies. Information on TBP presence in wildlife is also missing. Herein, we provide a comprehensive review of the ticks and TBPs affecting human and animal health in the Caribbean, and introduce the challenges associated with understanding TBD epidemiology and implementing successful TBD management in this region. In particular, we stress the need for innovative and versatile surveillance tools using high-throughput pathogen detection (e.g., high-throughput real-time microfluidic PCR). The use of such tools in large epidemiological surveys will likely improve TBD prevention and control programs in the Caribbean.

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Infection due to Borrelia burgdorferi most likely does not occur in Cuba

Cited by 5 publications

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A review on the occurrence of companion vector-borne diseases in pet animals in Latin America

A review on the occurrence of companion vector-borne diseases in pet animals in Latin America

Upscaling the Surveillance of Tick-Borne Pathogens in the French Caribbean Islands

Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Caribbean: Current Understanding and Future Directions for More Comprehensive Surveillance

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