Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Humans with Tick Bites and Erythema Migrans, in the Netherlands.

• Main Authors: Setareh Jahfari (Author), Agnetha Hofhuis (Author), Manoj Fonville (Author), Joke van der Giessen (Author), Wilfrid van Pelt (Author), Hein Sprong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Tick-borne diseases are the most prevalent vector-borne diseases in Europe. Knowledge on the incidence and clinical presentation of other tick-borne diseases than Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis is minimal, despite the high human exposure to these pathogens through tick bites...