Mateusz Markowicz

Regional and demographic patterns of seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi IgG and IgM antibodies in blood donors in Austria

Mateusz Markowicz, Andreas Wolfsbauer, Christof Jungbauer, Patrick Paul Torreiter et autres

Knowledge about the epidemiology of Lyme borreliosis in Austria remains limited. We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study among blood donors from all Austrian provinces to assess the exposure to Borrelia burgorferi sensu lato. A total of 1841 serum samples from blood donors …

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Predicting the spatio-temporal risk of human tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Europe by combining hazard and exposure drivers

Francesca Dagostin, Diana Erazo, Giovanni Marini, Daniele Da Re et autres

Background: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), is a zoonotic disease that can lead to severe neurological symptoms. Given the increasing number of reported human TBE cases in Europe, we developed a spatio-temporal predictive model to infer the year-to-year …

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Response letter to Rebuttal to Zimmermann et al. (2025) critique of TerL-based PCR

M. Zimmermann, Gabriele Margos, Christine Hartberger, Reto Lienhard et autres

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Human epidermal Langerhans cells induce tolerance and hamper T cell function upon tick-borne pathogen transmission

Johanna Strobl, Lisa Kleißl, Julia Eder, Sally Connolly et autres

Arthropods are ancient vectors of infectious disease that alter the immune environment of the skin during feeding. The epidermis and its immune sentinels, including Langerhans cells, are critical for protection against ectoparasitic arthropods such as ticks. Here, we investigate how human Langerhans …

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The real-time PCR targeting the phage terminase (terL) is not suitable for diagnostics of human Borrelia infections in Europe

Gabriele Margos, Christine Hartberger, Reto Lienhard, Anna J. Henningsson et autres

Bacteria of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) species complex can cause Lyme borreliosis (LB) in humans. PCR plays an important role in the diagnosis of many infectious diseases but it is used auxiliary in LB diagnostics. Here, we re-analysed a previously …

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Towards shortening the duration of antibiotic therapy for Lyme borreliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A. Raffetin, Anna J. Henningsson, Katharina Ornstein, Pauline Arias et autres

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The choice of study designs of diagnostic accuracy using Borrelia specific IgG and IgM antibodies for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis

Ram Benny Dessau, A. Raffetin, Randi Eikeland, Volker Fingerle et autres

BACKGROUND: Laboratory diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis (LB) is used in a variety of clinical settings where a range of other diagnoses may be considered. Therefore, it is essential that diagnostic accuracy studies and literature reviews consider information from different types of studies …

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007 Tick feeding induces lymphatic emigration and pro-tolerogenic immune response in human epidermal Langerhans cells

Johanna Strobl, L. Kleissl, Michiel Wijnveld, Sophie Weninger et autres

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Modeling spatio-temporal annual changes in the probability of human tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) occurrence across Europe

Francesca Dagostin, Diana Erazo, Giovanni Marini, Daniele Da Re et autres

Abstract Introduction Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), is a zoonotic disease that can cause severe neurological symptoms. Given the increasing number of reported human TBE cases in Europe, a spatio-temporal predictive model to infer the year-to-year probability of …

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Hyalomma marginatum - A silent stowaway after vacation at the Adriatic Sea

Mateusz Markowicz, Anna‐Margarita Schötta, Peter Hufnagl, Annette Nigsch et autres

Hyalomma marginatum is an invasive tick species capable of transmitting pathogens that cause severe diseases such as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. In Austria, H. marginatum occurs sporadically, and migratory birds are believed to bring H. marginatum from distant regions. We report several incidents …

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Comparison of a multiplex PCR with DNA barcoding for identification of container breeding mosquito species

Julia Reichl, Christina Proßegger, Sarah Petutschnig, Maria Sophia Unterköfler et autres

BACKGROUND: Identification of mosquitoes greatly relies on morphological specification. Since some species cannot be distinguished reliably by morphological methods, it is important to incorporate molecular techniques into the diagnostic pipeline. DNA barcoding using Sanger sequencing is currently widely used for identification of …

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Recurrent, ICD-associated L. monocytogenes bacteraemia with multiple septic pulmonary embolisms over a 2-year period

Astrid Füszl, Stefanie Schindler, Florian Heger, Mateusz Markowicz et autres

BACKGROUND: Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterial pathogen known for causing listeriosis, a foodborne illness with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations ranging from mild gastroenteritis to severe invasive disease, particularly affecting immunocompromised individuals, pregnant women, newborns, and the elderly. Successful treatment of …

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