Autor(es): Lopes, Fernando Aguilar ; Rezende, Jania de ; Santos Silva, Danielly Beraldo dos [UNESP] ; Goncalves Alves, Fernanda de Cassia ; Oliveira, Carina Elisei de ; Costa, Izaias Pereira da
Data: 2018
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/163568
Origem: Oasisbr
Assunto(s): Borrelia burgdorferi; Lyme disease; flgE; Baggio-Yoshinari syndrome; Brazil
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
Fundacao de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Cienciae Tecnologia (FUNDECT) (Foundation for Support to the Development of Education, Science, and Technology) of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul
We aimed to detect DNA of Borrelia burgdorferi in whole blood and serum samples of patients with clinical symptoms and epidemiology compatible with Brazilian Lyme-like disease. Four patients with positive epidemiological histories were recruited for the study. Blood samples were collected, screened by serologic testing by ELISA and Western blotting and molecular identification of B. burgdorferi by amplifying a fragment of the conserved gene that synthesizes the hook flagellar flgE. The results showed positive serology and for the first time, the presence of B. burgdorferi sensu lato in humans in the Midwest region of Brazil. The resulting sequences were similar to GenBank corresponding sequences of B. burgdorferi flgE gene. By neighbor-joining the phylogenetic analysis, the flgE sequence of the Brazilian strain clustered in a monophyletic group with the sequence of B. burgdorferi sensu lato under 100% bootstrap support. This study opens up promising perspectives and reinforces the need for additional studies to determine the epidemiological characteristics of the disease, as well as the impact of the prevalence of Brazilian borreliosis in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. (C) 2017 Elsevier Editora Ltda.
Univ Fed Mato Grosso Sul UFMS, Fac Med Famed, Programa Posgrad Saude & Desenvolvimento Reg Ctr, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
Univ Fed Mato Grosso Sul UFMS, Hosp Univ Maria Aparecida Pedrossian Humap, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
Univ Catolica Dom Bosco, Programa Posgrad Biotecnol, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
Univ Estadual Paulista Unesp, FCAV, Programa Posgrad Genet & Melhoramento Anim, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
UCDB, Programa Inst Bolsas Iniciacao Cient PIBIC, Campo Grande, MS USA
Univ Estadual Paulista Unesp, FCAV, Programa Posgrad Genet & Melhoramento Anim, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
