Global prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum coinfection in Ixodes tick populations: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 14; no. 6; p. e083052
• Main Authors: Luo, Suyi, Bao, Fukai, Wu, Hanxin, Ma, Weijie, Zhu, Liangyu, Huang, Xun, Yang, Rui, Peng, Li, Gao, Li, Wu, Xinya, Zhong, Lei, Dong, Yan, Li, Bingxue, Ma, Weijiang, Liu, Aihua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 10.06.2024; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Protocol
• Subjects: Anaplasma phagocytophilum - isolation & purification; Animals; Antibiotics; Antibodies; Arachnids; Borrelia burgdorferi - isolation & purification; Coinfection - epidemiology; Data collection; Ehrlichiosis - epidemiology; Epidemiology; Humans; Infections; Ixodes - microbiology; Lyme disease; Lyme Disease - epidemiology; Meta-Analysis; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Microbiology; Observational studies; Pathogens; Prevalence; Public health; Regional studies; Research Design; Systematic Review; Systematic Reviews as Topic; United States > US; Meta-Analysis; Microbiology; Epidemiology; Systematic Review

Introduction Ixodes ticks are pivotal in transmitting diseases like Lyme disease and human granulocytic anaplasmosis, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum, respectively. These pathogens not only affect humans through single or multiple tick bites but also pose risks to animal...