2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.007
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Infection due to Borrelia burgdorferi most likely does not occur in Cuba

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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.…”
Section: Country Filesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…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.…”
Section: Country Filesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…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].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…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 ).…”
Section: Tbps and Tbds Reported Within The Caribbeanmentioning
confidence: 99%