Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in humans in a rural area of Paraná State, Brazil

Gonçalves, Daniela Dib; Moura, Rodrigo Assunção; Nunes, Mónica; Vidotto, Odilon; Freitas, Júlio César de; Vieira, Maria Luísa

doi:10.1590/s1517-838246220140097

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“…The serological response to B. afzelii and B. garinii suggests the possible participation of other Borrelia species in the etiology of Lyme neuroborreliosis in Mexican patients, which differs from cases in the United States. Of note, in Latin-American countries, only Brazil has reported the presence of B. garinii infection in patients who were farm workers and were exposed to ticks in rural areas 21 .…”

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Serological Evidence of Borrelia Burgdorferi Infection in Mexican Patients with Facial Palsy

Gordillo-Pérez

García-Juárez

Solórzano-Santos

et al. 2017

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Serological Evidence of Borrelia Burgdorferi Infection in Mexican Patients with Facial Palsy

Gordillo-Pérez

García-Juárez

Solórzano-Santos

et al. 2017

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“…In order to introduce a Borrelia vaccine to LATAM, there would need to be robust research studies into whether the pathogen exists in this region, whether there are competent tick vectors and wildlife reservoirs, and whether dogs and cats could become infected and go on to develop clinical signs of disease. In Brazil, studies have identified borreliosis in human patients with Brazilian Lyme-like disease or Baggio-Yoshinari syndrome (Yoshinari et al 2003, Mantovani et al 2012, and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in asymptomatic humans (Gonçalves et al 2015) and ticks from the genus Dermacentor (Gonçalves et al 2013) [EB1]. Few reports relate to companion animals, and although anti-Borrelia antibodies have been found in dogs, to our knowledge the pathogen has not been isolated from sick dogs (Spolidorio et al 2010, Nascimento et al 2016 [EB1].…”

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Recommendations on vaccination for Latin American small animal practitioners: a report of the WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines Group

Day

Crawford

Marcondes

et al. 2020

J of Small Animal Practice

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Executive Summary The World Small Animal Veterinary Association Vaccination Guidelines Group has produced global guidelines for small companion animal practitioners on best practice in canine and feline vaccination. Recognising that there are unique aspects of veterinary practice in certain geographical regions of the world, the Vaccination Guidelines Group undertook a regional project in Latin America between 2016 and 2019, culminating in the present document. The Vaccination Guidelines Group gathered scientific and demographic data during visits to Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, by discussion with national key opinion leaders, visiting veterinary practices and review of the scientific literature. A questionnaire survey was completed by 1390 veterinarians in five Latin American countries and the Vaccination Guidelines Group delivered continuing education at seven events attended by over 3500 veterinarians. The Vaccination Guidelines Group recognised numerous challenges in Latin America, for example: (1) lack of national oversight of the veterinary profession, (2) extraordinary growth in private veterinary schools of undetermined quality, (3) socioeconomic constraints on client engagement with preventive health care, (4) high regional prevalence of some key infectious diseases (e.g. feline leukaemia virus infection, canine visceral leishmaniosis), (5) almost complete lack of minimal antigen vaccine products as available in other markets, (6) relative lack of vaccine products with extended duration of immunity as available in other markets, (7) availability of vaccine products withdrawn from other markets (e.g. Giardia vaccine) or unique to Latin America (e.g. some Leishmania vaccines), (8) accessibility of vaccines directly by pet owners or breeders such that vaccination is not delivered under veterinary supervision, (9) limited availability of continuing education in veterinary vaccinology and lack of compulsion for continuing professional development and (10) limited peer‐reviewed published scientific data on small companion animal infectious diseases (with the exception of leishmaniosis) and lack of support for such academic research. In this document, the Vaccination Guidelines Group summarises the findings of this project and assesses in evidence‐based fashion the scientific literature pertaining to companion animal vaccine‐preventable diseases in Latin America. The Vaccination Guidelines Group makes some recommendations on undergraduate and postgraduate education and academic research. Recognising that current product availability in Latin America does not permit veterinarians in these countries to vaccinate according to the global World Small Animal Veterinary Association guidelines, the Vaccination Guidelines Group makes a series of “pragmatic” recommendations as to what might be currently achievable, and a series of “aspirational” recommendations as to what might be desirable for the future. The concept of “vaccine husbandry” is addressed via some simple guidelines for the management of vaccine products i...

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“…In Brazil, a Lyme-like disease known as Baggio-Yoshinari syndrome has been described since 1993 40 . This disease appears to be caused by microorganisms that may 41 or may not belong to the B.b.s.l. complex, transmitted by ticks of the Amblyomma and Rhipicephalus genera 42 .…”

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Borrelia Infection in Latin America

Robles

Fong

Cervantes

2018

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Lyme disease (LD) is a multisystemic inflammatory disease caused by pathogenic spirochetes, belonging to the genospecies complex Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B.b.s.l.). Around the world, distinct species of Ixodes tick vectors transmit different species of Borrelia. Despite the rising recognition and occurrence of tick-borne disease in Latin America, serology has proven to be inconclusive in detecting suspected LD cases. Recently, new B.b.s.l. strains or new related species have been described in Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile. This could explain the lack of confirmatory tests, such as indeterminate Western blots (WBs) and polymerase chain reactions, in detecting suspected LD cases in this region of the world. Future studies will need to determine the extension of novel B.b.s.l. species infections in ticks, reservoirs, and humans in Latin America. The existence of these new Borrelia genomic species should prompt the development of innovative diagnostic and clinical approaches.

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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in humans in a rural area of Paraná State, Brazil

Cited by 19 publications

References 33 publications

Serological Evidence of Borrelia Burgdorferi Infection in Mexican Patients with Facial Palsy

Serological Evidence of Borrelia Burgdorferi Infection in Mexican Patients with Facial Palsy

Recommendations on vaccination for Latin American small animal practitioners: a report of the WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines Group

Borrelia Infection in Latin America

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