Publications by authors named "Yves Cheminade"
Int J Med Microbiol
December 2003
Article Synopsis
- Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria causing Lyme disease, is transmitted to humans and animals by infected ticks (Ixodes ricinus) and can spread to uninfected ticks during co-feeding.
- Researchers experimented with co-feeding uninfected ticks alongside infected ticks on mice to evaluate this approach for detecting early Lyme infection.
- The study found high infection rates in mice, with 95% detection via co-feeding and 92% via xenodiagnosis, confirming that co-feeding is an effective method for early detection of tick-borne infections.
