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Borreliosis

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Bacteria of the genus Borrelia are responsible for causing numerous diseases that can affect humans and also animals. Among these diseases we have Lyme disease and relapsing fever. Lyme disease, whose etiological agents are bacteria of the Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., is considered a major emerging zoonosis, especially in the northern hemisphere. Very important in the past, but now with a reduced number of accounts, due to a decrease in its vector, the louse, relapsing fever is caused by at least 15 different Borrelia species. Several other borreliosis affect animals and deserve significant attention. Avian and bovine borreliosis can be cited as examples of these. Currently, the main method of control and prophylaxis of these diseases is the control of their vectors, since there are no vaccines for them. Epidemiological studies are also of great value for the control of borreliosis, since they allow monitoring the endemic areas for these ills.

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    See Chap. 3 for more information on the history of Lyme disease (CBM).

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    See Chap. 34 for more information on paralysis caused by ticks (CBM).

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Mafra, C., Montandon, C.E. (2017). Borreliosis. In: Marcondes, C. (eds) Arthropod Borne Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13884-8_13

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