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Lyme Disease—a Tick-Borne Spirochetosis?

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Burgdorfer, Willy, Barbour, Alan G., Hayes, Stanley F., Benach, Jorge L., Grunwaldt, Edgar, Davis, Jeffrey P.·1982·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.7043737
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A treponema-like spirochete was detected in and isolated from adult Ixodes dammini , the incriminated tick vector of Lyme disease. Causally related to the spirochetes may be long-lasting cutaneous lesions that appeared on New Zealand White rabbits 10 to 12 weeks after infected ticks fed on them. Samples of serum from patients with Lyme disease were shown by indirect immunofluorescence to contain antibodies to this agent. It is suggested that the newly discovered spirochete is involved in the etiology of Lyme disease.

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Authors
Burgdorfer, W., Barbour, A. G., Hayes, S. F., Benach, J. L., Grunwaldt, E., & Davis, J. P.
Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
1982-06-18
Volume
216
Issue
4552
Pages
1317-1319
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.7043737
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journal article
Language
en
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Burgdorfer, W., Barbour, A. G., Hayes, S. F., Benach, J. L., Grunwaldt, E., & Davis, J. P. (1982). Lyme Disease—a Tick-Borne Spirochetosis? Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7043737

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