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

Braz J Microbiol. 2015 Jun 1;46(2):571-5. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838246220140097. eCollection 2015 Jun.

Abstract

This study describes the detection of Borrelia garinii and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.) in Brazilian individuals using PCR and DNA sequencing. Our results suggest that these species are emerging pathogens in this country, and additional studies are necessary to determine the epidemiological characteristics of this disease in Brazil.

Keywords: Brazil; PCR; human; lyme borreliosis; sequencing.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Base Sequence
  • Borrelia burgdorferi Group / classification*
  • Borrelia burgdorferi Group / isolation & purification*
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / microbiology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lyme Disease / epidemiology
  • Lyme Disease / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Rural Population
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KF790698
  • GENBANK/KF790699