[Prevention of Lyme borreliosis infection after tick bites].

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  • Author(s): Miyamoto K;Miyamoto K; Hashimoto Y
  • Source:
    Kansenshogaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases [Kansenshogaku Zasshi] 1998 May; Vol. 72 (5), pp. 512-6.
  • Publication Type:
    English Abstract; Journal Article
  • Language:
    Japanese
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Nihon Densenbyō Gakkai Country of Publication: Japan NLM ID: 0236671 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0387-5911 (Print) Linking ISSN: 03875911 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Kansenshogaku Zasshi Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Tōkyō, Nihon Densenbyō Gakkai.
    • Subject Terms:
      Borrelia burgdorferi Group/*isolation & purification ; Insect Bites and Stings/*surgery ; Lyme Disease/*prevention & control ; Ticks/*microbiology; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Animals ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Lyme Disease/transmission ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Skin/microbiology ; Surgical Procedures, Operative ; Time Factors
    • Abstract:
      Lyme borreliosis is one of the zoonotic and vectorial diseases in the world. Female of Taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus play an important role being the main vector of the agents, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, of the disease in the Far East including Japan. The number of patients who contacted Lyme borreliosis have been estimated to be around 100 cases in all of Japan. We also detected the spirochetes from the skin tissues of 27 cases involving erythema and 3 cases without erythema after tick bites in Hokkaido. We noticed that in those cases when the victims removed ticks by themselves using their fingers within several days later, almost all of them developed erythema. On the other hand, an infected tick from 8 cases which were removed by surgical procedure, the spirochetes were not transmitted in these cases (No. 31-38). Therefore, we supposed that the transmission of agents takes place by regurgitation of the spirochestes from the midgut diverticula due to the pressure by fingers (calling Syringe phenomenon). Then, the authors recommended that fine tweezers has a firm grip around the mouth part of infested tick and pull out within 24 hours and/or trials to surgical operation for tick removal on passing over 24 hours after infestation.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19980627 Date Completed: 19980914 Latest Revision: 20220330
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.72.512
    • Accession Number:
      9642941