A case of meningoencephalitis by the relapsing fever spirochaete Borrelia miyamotoi in Europe

Joppe W. Hovius, Bob de Wever, Maaike Söhne, +13

The Lancet

Parasitic DiseasePathogenesisTick-borne DiseaseDisease OutbreakEmerging Infectious Disease +5

A Tick Mannose-Binding Lectin Inhibitor Interferes with the Vertebrate Complement Cascade to Enhance Transmission of the Lyme Disease Agent

Tim J. Schuijt, Jeroen Coumou, Sukanya Narasimhan, +11

Cell Host & Microbe

Lyme Disease AgentVertebrate Complement CascadeComplement SystemAutoimmune DiseaseMedicine +8

Modulation of the tick gut milieu by a secreted tick protein favors Borrelia burgdorferi colonization

Sukanya Narasimhan, Tim J. Schuijt, Nabil M. Abraham, +8

Nature Communications

Ticking the right boxes: classification of patients suspected of Lyme borreliosis at an academic referral center in the Netherlands

Jeroen Coumou, E.A. Herkes, Matthijs C. Brouwer, +9

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

DiagnosisRight BoxesDisease DiagnosisLyme BorreliosisEpidemiology +2

A Tick Gut Protein with Fibronectin III Domains Aids Borrelia burgdorferi Congregation to the Gut during Transmission

Sukanya Narasimhan, Jeroen Coumou, Tim J. Schuijt, +3

PLoS Pathogens

Autoimmune DiseaseMicrobial PathogensPathogen TransmissionTick Gut ProteinPathogenesis +12

The Urokinase Receptor (uPAR) Facilitates Clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi

Joppe W. Hovius, Maarten F. Bijlsma, Gerritje J. W. van der Windt, +13

PLoS Pathogens

InflammationUrokinase ReceptorAutoimmune DiseaseDisease MechanismFibrinolytic System +10

Vaccination against Bm86 Homologues in Rabbits Does Not Impair Ixodes ricinus Feeding or Oviposition

Jeroen Coumou, Alex Wagemakers, Jos J. A. Trentelman, +2

PLoS ONE

VaccinationIxodes Ricinus PopulationsRabbits DoesIxodes RicinusVector-borne Pathogen +12

The role of Mannose Binding Lectin in the immune response against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

Jeroen Coumou, Alex Wagemakers, Sukanya Narasimhan, +7

Scientific Reports

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato serology in the Netherlands: guidelines versus daily practice

Jeroen Coumou, Joppe W. Hovius, Alje P. van Dam

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Parasitic DiseaseLymphatic FilariasisDaily PracticeEpidemiologyTick-borne Disease +1

An <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Tick Salivary Lectin Pathway Inhibitor Protects <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> sensu lato from Human Complement

Alex Wagemakers, Jeroen Coumou, Tim J. Schuijt, +6

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases