Publications
2025
- Da Silva Duarte M, Hennebel C, Fourré N, Greub G, Opota O, Merz L. Neoehrlichia mikurensis-associated secondary capillary leak syndrome and septic shock: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2025 Oct 9;19(1):498. doi: 10.1186/s13256-025-05552-0.
- Dessau RB, Raffetin A, Eikeland R, Fingerle V, Henningsson AJ, Hunfeld KP, Jaulhac B, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Markowicz M, Mavin S, Ornstein K, Wijnveld M, Strle F. The choice of study designs of diagnostic accuracy using Borrelia specific IgG and IgM antibodies for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2025 Aug;31(8):1307-1312. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.04.001.
- Raffetin A, Henningsson AJ, Ornstein K, Arias P, Fingerle V, Patrat-Delon S, Bremell D, Lindgren PE, Rupprecht TA, Jaulhac B, Hunfeld KP, Cazorla C, Markowicz M, Lienhard R, van Dam AP, Baux E, Mavin S, Hovius JW, Baarsma ME, Berg KK, Eikeland R, Dessau RB; ESGBOR the ESCMID study group for Tick-Borne Diseases. Towards shortening the duration of antibiotic therapy for Lyme borreliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Infection. 2025 Jun;53(3):809-830. doi: 10.1007/s15010-025-02501-3.
- Zimmermann M, Margos G, Hartberger C, Lienhard R, Henningsson AJ, Lager M, Markowicz M, Schötta AM, Sing A, Jaulhac B, Lindgren PE, van Dam AP, Hovius JWR, Fingerle V. The real-time PCR targeting the phage terminase (terL) is not suitable for diagnostics of human Borrelia infections in Europe. Ticks Tick Borne Diseases. 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102488.
- Brêchet A, Kohler P, Dörr T, Grässli F, Vock M, Salát J, Růžek D, Friedl A, Vuichard-Gysin D, Croxatto A, Lienhard R, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Tick-borne encephalitis virus seroprevalence and infection incidence in Switzerland, 2020-2021., Sci Rep . 2025 Mar 11;15(1):8346. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-92560-1.
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Niederhauser C, Gowland P, Angulo FJ, Loew-Baselli A, Brestrich G, Tan Y, Covi M, Pilz A, Stark J, Croxatto A, Lienhard R., Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and incidence of Lyme borreliosis in Switzerland, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102568
- Ackermann-Gaumann R, Dentand A, Lienhard R, Saeed M, Speiser DE, MacDonald MR, Coste AT, Cagno V. A reporter virus particle seroneutralization assay for tick-borne encephalitis virus overcomes ELISA limitations. Journal of Medical Virology, 2024. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29843
- Zens KD, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Immunology of TBEV infection. Chapter 7. In: Dobler G, Erber W, Bröker M, Chitimia-Dobler L, Schmitt HJ: The TBE Book. 7th ed. Singapore: Global Health Press; 2024. doi: 10.33442/26613980_7-7
- Lang P, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Public health aspects of TBE. Chapter 14. In: Dobler G, Erber W, Bröker M, Chitimia-Dobler L, Schmitt HJ, eds. The TBE Book. 7th ed. Singapore: Global Health Press; 2024. doi: 10.33442/26613980_14-7
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Lang P, Zens KD. Defining the « Correlate(s) of Protection » to tick-borne encephalitis vaccination and infection – key points and outstanding questions. Front. Immunol. 15:1352720. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1352720
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Brêchet A, Smetana J, Salat J, Lienhard R, Croxatto A, Polcarova P, Chlibek R, Ruzek D. Vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis elicits a detectable NS1 IgG antibody response. J Virol Methods. 2023 Oct 12:114831. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2023.114831
- Vanat V, Aeby S, Greub G. Ticks and Chlamydia-Related Bacteria in Swiss Zoological Gardens Compared to in Contiguous and Distant Control Areas. Microorganisms. 2023; 11(10):2468. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11102468
- Margos G, Wormser GP, Schwartz I, Markowicz M, Henningsson AJ, Lienhard R, Stevenson B, Estrada-Peña A, Sing A, Fingerle V, Göker M. Evidence of taxonomic bias in public databases: The example of the genus Borrelia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2022 Sep;13(5):101994. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101994.
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Eyer C, Vock M, Gowland P, Tinguely C, Leib SL, Bori M, Buser A, Fontana S, Thierbach J, Weingand T, Niederhauser C. Prevalence of anti-tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) antibodies in Swiss blood donors in 2014-2015. Blood Transfus. 2022 Aug 9. doi: 10.2450/2022.0099-22.
- Uriel Valladares P, Opota O, Beigelman-Aubry C, Bochud PY, Lamoth F. Tularémie pulmonaire : un diagnostic à ne pas manquer [Pulmonary tularemia : a diagnosis not to be missed]. Rev Med Suisse. 2022 Apr 13;18(777):707-711. French. doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2022.18.777.707.
- Kohler P, Jonsdottir HR, Risch L, Vernazza P, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Kahlert CR. No neutralizing effect of pre-existing tick-borne encephalitis virus antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2: a prospective healthcare worker study. Sci Rep. 2021 Dec 17;11(1):24198. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-03685-y.
- Cancela Costa A, Chheang C, Thorens O, Lamy O, Prella M, Babaker M, Lamoth F, Greub G. Pancreatitis, hypereosinophilia and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates as presentation of acute Q fever. New Microbes New Infect. 2021 Sep 2;43:100940. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100940.
- Rochat E, Vuilleumier S, Aeby S, Greub G, Joost S. Nested Species Distribution Models of Chlamydiales in Ixodes ricinus (Tick) Hosts in Switzerland. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2020 Dec 17;87(1):e01237-20. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01237-20.
- Margos G, Castillo-Ramirez S, Cutler S, Dessau RB, Eikeland R, Estrada-Peña A, Gofton A, Graña-Miraglia L, Hunfeld KP, Krause A, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Oskam C, Rudolf I, Schwartz I, Sing A, Stevenson B, Wormser GP, Fingerle V. Rejection of the name Borreliella and all proposed species comb. nov. placed therein. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2020 May;70(5):3577-3581. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004149.
- Alvarez Martinez D, Lienhard R, Toutous Trellu L, Alberto C. Borréliose de Lyme vue par le dermatologue, en pratique en 2020 [Lyme Borreliosis in 2020 practice, from a dermatological point of view]. Rev Med Suisse. 2020 Apr 1;16(688):629-634. French.
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Eyer C, Leib SL, Niederhauser C. Comparison of Four Commercial IgG-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for the Detection of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Antibodies. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2019 May;19(5):358-364. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2018.2359.
- Smaoui M, Carole K, Sellami H, Kammoun S, Choura K, Maazoun L, Mestiri H, Aeby S, Louati D, Derbel M, Chaabene K, Hammami A, Greub G, Znazen A. Human miscarriage and infection in Tunisia: Role of Mycoplasma hominis and high Waddlia seroprevalence. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2019 May 31;13(5):410-418. doi: 10.3855/jidc.9829. PMID: 32053510.
- Pillonel T, Bertelli C, Aeby S, de Barsy M, Jacquier N, Kebbi-Beghdadi C, Mueller L, Vouga M, Greub G. Sequencing the Obligate Intracellular Rhabdochlamydia helvetica within Its Tick Host Ixodes ricinus to Investigate Their Symbiotic Relationship. Genome Biol Evol. 2019 Apr 1;11(4):1334-1344. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evz072.
- Lenz N, Engler O, Grandgirard D, Leib SL, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Evaluation of antivirals against tick-borne encephalitis virus in organotypic brain slices of rat cerebellum. PLoS One. 2018 Oct 9;13(10):e0205294. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205294.
- Pilloux L, Baumgartner A, Jaton K, Lienhard R, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Beuret C, Greub G. Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Coxiella burnetii in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Switzerland: an underestimated epidemiologic risk. New Microbes New Infect. 2018 Sep 6;27:22-26. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2018.08.017.
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Tritten ML, Hassan M, Lienhard R. Comparison of three commercial IgG and IgM ELISA kits for the detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus antibodies. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2018 May;9(4):956-962. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.03.031.
- Vidal S, Kegler K, Greub G, Aeby S, Borel N, Dagleish MP, Posthaus H, Perreten V, Rodriguez-Campos S. Neglected zoonotic agents in cattle abortion: tackling the difficult to grow bacteria. BMC Vet Res. 2017 Dec 2;13(1):373. doi: 10.1186/s12917-017-1294-y.
- Oechslin CP, Heutschi D, Lenz N, Tischhauser W, Péter O, Rais O, Beuret CM, Leib SL, Bankoul S, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in urban and suburban areas of Switzerland. Parasit Vectors. 2017 Nov 9;10(1):558. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2500-2.
- Delaloye J, Pillonel T, Smaoui M, Znazen A, Abid L, Greub G. Culture-independent genome sequencing of Coxiella burnetii from a native heart valve of a Tunisian patient with severe infective endocarditis. New Microbes New Infect. 2017 Oct 10;21:31-35. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2017.09.004.
- Margos G, Marosevic D, Cutler S, Derdakova M, Diuk-Wasser M, Emler S, Fish D, Gray J, Hunfeldt KP, Jaulhac B, Kahl O, Kovalev S, Kraiczy P, Lane RS, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Ogden N, Ornstein K, Rupprecht T, Schwartz I, Sing A, Straubinger RK, Strle F, Voordouw M, Rizzoli A, Stevenson B, Fingerle V. There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2017 Apr;67(4):1081-1084. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001717.
- Sendi P, Hirzel C, Pfister S, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Grandgirard D, Hewer E, Nirkko AC. Fatal Outcome of European Tick-borne Encephalitis after Vaccine Failure. Front Neurol. 2017 Apr 3;8:119. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00119.
- Pilloux L, Aeby S, Gaümann R, Burri C, Beuret C, Greub G. The high prevalence and diversity of Chlamydiales DNA within Ixodes ricinus ticks suggest a role for ticks as reservoirs and vectors of Chlamydia-related bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2015 Dec;81(23):8177-82. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02183-15.
- Kebbi-Beghdadi C, Fatton M, Greub G. Permissivity of insect cells to Waddlia chondrophila, Estrella lausannensis and Parachlamydia acanthamoebae. Microbes Infect. 2015 Nov-Dec;17(11-12):749-54. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.09.014.
- Bizzini A, Péter O, Baud D, Edouard S, Meylan P, Greub G. Evaluation of a new serological test for the detection of anti-Coxiella and anti-Rickettsia antibodies. Microbes Infect. 2015 Nov-Dec;17(11-12):811-6. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.09.015.
- Sokolov AA, Lienhard R, Du Pasquier R, Erard V. Acute Lyme Neuroborreliosis With Transient Hemiparesis and Aphasia. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Jul;66(1):60-4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.011.
- Paillard L, Jones KL, Evans AL, Berret J, Jacquet M, Lienhard R, Bouzelboudjen M, Arnemo JM, Swenson JE, Voordouw MJ. Serological signature of tick-borne pathogens in Scandinavian brown bears over two decades. Parasit Vectors. 2015 Jul 28;8:398. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0967-2.
- Lienhard R. Quelle est l’utilité de la sérologie de Lyme? [Lyme serology: what’s the deal?]. Rev Med Suisse. 2015 Oct 7;11(489):1830-4. French.A doi: 10.1002/jmv.29843
2025
2024
- Ackermann-Gaumann R, Dentand A, Lienhard R, Saeed M, Speiser DE, MacDonald MR, Coste AT, Cagno V. A reporter virus particle seroneutralization assay for tick-borne encephalitis virus overcomes ELISA limitations. Journal of Medical Virology, 2024. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29843
- Zens KD, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Immunology of TBEV infection. Chapter 7. In: Dobler G, Erber W, Bröker M, Chitimia-Dobler L, Schmitt HJ: The TBE Book. 7th ed. Singapore: Global Health Press; 2024. doi: 10.33442/26613980_7-7
- Lang P, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Public health aspects of TBE. Chapter 14. In: Dobler G, Erber W, Bröker M, Chitimia-Dobler L, Schmitt HJ, eds. The TBE Book. 7th ed. Singapore: Global Health Press; 2024. doi: 10.33442/26613980_14-7
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Lang P, Zens KD. Defining the « Correlate(s) of Protection » to tick-borne encephalitis vaccination and infection – key points and outstanding questions. Front. Immunol. 15:1352720. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1352720
2023
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Brêchet A, Smetana J, Salat J, Lienhard R, Croxatto A, Polcarova P, Chlibek R, Ruzek D. Vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis elicits a detectable NS1 IgG antibody response. J Virol Methods. 2023 Oct 12:114831. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2023.114831
- Vanat V, Aeby S, Greub G. Ticks and Chlamydia-Related Bacteria in Swiss Zoological Gardens Compared to in Contiguous and Distant Control Areas. Microorganisms. 2023; 11(10):2468. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11102468
2022
- Margos G, Wormser GP, Schwartz I, Markowicz M, Henningsson AJ, Lienhard R, Stevenson B, Estrada-Peña A, Sing A, Fingerle V, Göker M. Evidence of taxonomic bias in public databases: The example of the genus Borrelia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2022 Sep;13(5):101994. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101994.
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Eyer C, Vock M, Gowland P, Tinguely C, Leib SL, Bori M, Buser A, Fontana S, Thierbach J, Weingand T, Niederhauser C. Prevalence of anti-tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) antibodies in Swiss blood donors in 2014-2015. Blood Transfus. 2022 Aug 9. doi: 10.2450/2022.0099-22.
- Uriel Valladares P, Opota O, Beigelman-Aubry C, Bochud PY, Lamoth F. Tularémie pulmonaire : un diagnostic à ne pas manquer [Pulmonary tularemia : a diagnosis not to be missed]. Rev Med Suisse. 2022 Apr 13;18(777):707-711. French. doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2022.18.777.707.
2021
- Kohler P, Jonsdottir HR, Risch L, Vernazza P, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Kahlert CR. No neutralizing effect of pre-existing tick-borne encephalitis virus antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2: a prospective healthcare worker study. Sci Rep. 2021 Dec 17;11(1):24198. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-03685-y.
- Cancela Costa A, Chheang C, Thorens O, Lamy O, Prella M, Babaker M, Lamoth F, Greub G. Pancreatitis, hypereosinophilia and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates as presentation of acute Q fever. New Microbes New Infect. 2021 Sep 2;43:100940. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100940.
2020
- Rochat E, Vuilleumier S, Aeby S, Greub G, Joost S. Nested Species Distribution Models of Chlamydiales in Ixodes ricinus (Tick) Hosts in Switzerland. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2020 Dec 17;87(1):e01237-20. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01237-20.
- Margos G, Castillo-Ramirez S, Cutler S, Dessau RB, Eikeland R, Estrada-Peña A, Gofton A, Graña-Miraglia L, Hunfeld KP, Krause A, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Oskam C, Rudolf I, Schwartz I, Sing A, Stevenson B, Wormser GP, Fingerle V. Rejection of the name Borreliella and all proposed species comb. nov. placed therein. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2020 May;70(5):3577-3581. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004149.
- Alvarez Martinez D, Lienhard R, Toutous Trellu L, Alberto C. Borréliose de Lyme vue par le dermatologue, en pratique en 2020 [Lyme Borreliosis in 2020 practice, from a dermatological point of view]. Rev Med Suisse. 2020 Apr 1;16(688):629-634. French.
2019
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Eyer C, Leib SL, Niederhauser C. Comparison of Four Commercial IgG-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for the Detection of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Antibodies. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2019 May;19(5):358-364. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2018.2359.
- Smaoui M, Carole K, Sellami H, Kammoun S, Choura K, Maazoun L, Mestiri H, Aeby S, Louati D, Derbel M, Chaabene K, Hammami A, Greub G, Znazen A. Human miscarriage and infection in Tunisia: Role of Mycoplasma hominis and high Waddlia seroprevalence. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2019 May 31;13(5):410-418. doi: 10.3855/jidc.9829. PMID: 32053510.
- Pillonel T, Bertelli C, Aeby S, de Barsy M, Jacquier N, Kebbi-Beghdadi C, Mueller L, Vouga M, Greub G. Sequencing the Obligate Intracellular Rhabdochlamydia helvetica within Its Tick Host Ixodes ricinus to Investigate Their Symbiotic Relationship. Genome Biol Evol. 2019 Apr 1;11(4):1334-1344. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evz072.
2018
- Lenz N, Engler O, Grandgirard D, Leib SL, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Evaluation of antivirals against tick-borne encephalitis virus in organotypic brain slices of rat cerebellum. PLoS One. 2018 Oct 9;13(10):e0205294. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205294.
- Pilloux L, Baumgartner A, Jaton K, Lienhard R, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Beuret C, Greub G. Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Coxiella burnetii in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Switzerland: an underestimated epidemiologic risk. New Microbes New Infect. 2018 Sep 6;27:22-26. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2018.08.017.
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Tritten ML, Hassan M, Lienhard R. Comparison of three commercial IgG and IgM ELISA kits for the detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus antibodies. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2018 May;9(4):956-962. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.03.031.
2017
- Vidal S, Kegler K, Greub G, Aeby S, Borel N, Dagleish MP, Posthaus H, Perreten V, Rodriguez-Campos S. Neglected zoonotic agents in cattle abortion: tackling the difficult to grow bacteria. BMC Vet Res. 2017 Dec 2;13(1):373. doi: 10.1186/s12917-017-1294-y.
- Oechslin CP, Heutschi D, Lenz N, Tischhauser W, Péter O, Rais O, Beuret CM, Leib SL, Bankoul S, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in urban and suburban areas of Switzerland. Parasit Vectors. 2017 Nov 9;10(1):558. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2500-2.
- Delaloye J, Pillonel T, Smaoui M, Znazen A, Abid L, Greub G. Culture-independent genome sequencing of Coxiella burnetii from a native heart valve of a Tunisian patient with severe infective endocarditis. New Microbes New Infect. 2017 Oct 10;21:31-35. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2017.09.004.
- Margos G, Marosevic D, Cutler S, Derdakova M, Diuk-Wasser M, Emler S, Fish D, Gray J, Hunfeldt KP, Jaulhac B, Kahl O, Kovalev S, Kraiczy P, Lane RS, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Ogden N, Ornstein K, Rupprecht T, Schwartz I, Sing A, Straubinger RK, Strle F, Voordouw M, Rizzoli A, Stevenson B, Fingerle V. There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2017 Apr;67(4):1081-1084. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001717.
- Sendi P, Hirzel C, Pfister S, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Grandgirard D, Hewer E, Nirkko AC. Fatal Outcome of European Tick-borne Encephalitis after Vaccine Failure. Front Neurol. 2017 Apr 3;8:119. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00119.
2015
- Pilloux L, Aeby S, Gaümann R, Burri C, Beuret C, Greub G. The high prevalence and diversity of Chlamydiales DNA within Ixodes ricinus ticks suggest a role for ticks as reservoirs and vectors of Chlamydia-related bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2015 Dec;81(23):8177-82. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02183-15.
- Kebbi-Beghdadi C, Fatton M, Greub G. Permissivity of insect cells to Waddlia chondrophila, Estrella lausannensis and Parachlamydia acanthamoebae. Microbes Infect. 2015 Nov-Dec;17(11-12):749-54. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.09.014.
- Bizzini A, Péter O, Baud D, Edouard S, Meylan P, Greub G. Evaluation of a new serological test for the detection of anti-Coxiella and anti-Rickettsia antibodies. Microbes Infect. 2015 Nov-Dec;17(11-12):811-6. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.09.015.
- Sokolov AA, Lienhard R, Du Pasquier R, Erard V. Acute Lyme Neuroborreliosis With Transient Hemiparesis and Aphasia. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Jul;66(1):60-4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.011.
- Paillard L, Jones KL, Evans AL, Berret J, Jacquet M, Lienhard R, Bouzelboudjen M, Arnemo JM, Swenson JE, Voordouw MJ. Serological signature of tick-borne pathogens in Scandinavian brown bears over two decades. Parasit Vectors. 2015 Jul 28;8:398. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0967-2.
- Lienhard R. Quelle est l’utilité de la sérologie de Lyme? [Lyme serology: what’s the deal?]. Rev Med Suisse. 2015 Oct 7;11(489):1830-4. French.A doi: 10.1002/jmv.29843
2025
2024
- Ackermann-Gaumann R, Dentand A, Lienhard R, Saeed M, Speiser DE, MacDonald MR, Coste AT, Cagno V. A reporter virus particle seroneutralization assay for tick-borne encephalitis virus overcomes ELISA limitations. Journal of Medical Virology, 2024. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29843
- Zens KD, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Immunology of TBEV infection. Chapter 7. In: Dobler G, Erber W, Bröker M, Chitimia-Dobler L, Schmitt HJ: The TBE Book. 7th ed. Singapore: Global Health Press; 2024. doi: 10.33442/26613980_7-7
- Lang P, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Public health aspects of TBE. Chapter 14. In: Dobler G, Erber W, Bröker M, Chitimia-Dobler L, Schmitt HJ, eds. The TBE Book. 7th ed. Singapore: Global Health Press; 2024. doi: 10.33442/26613980_14-7
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Lang P, Zens KD. Defining the « Correlate(s) of Protection » to tick-borne encephalitis vaccination and infection – key points and outstanding questions. Front. Immunol. 15:1352720. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1352720
2023
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Brêchet A, Smetana J, Salat J, Lienhard R, Croxatto A, Polcarova P, Chlibek R, Ruzek D. Vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis elicits a detectable NS1 IgG antibody response. J Virol Methods. 2023 Oct 12:114831. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2023.114831
- Vanat V, Aeby S, Greub G. Ticks and Chlamydia-Related Bacteria in Swiss Zoological Gardens Compared to in Contiguous and Distant Control Areas. Microorganisms. 2023; 11(10):2468. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11102468
2022
- Margos G, Wormser GP, Schwartz I, Markowicz M, Henningsson AJ, Lienhard R, Stevenson B, Estrada-Peña A, Sing A, Fingerle V, Göker M. Evidence of taxonomic bias in public databases: The example of the genus Borrelia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2022 Sep;13(5):101994. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101994.
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Eyer C, Vock M, Gowland P, Tinguely C, Leib SL, Bori M, Buser A, Fontana S, Thierbach J, Weingand T, Niederhauser C. Prevalence of anti-tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) antibodies in Swiss blood donors in 2014-2015. Blood Transfus. 2022 Aug 9. doi: 10.2450/2022.0099-22.
- Uriel Valladares P, Opota O, Beigelman-Aubry C, Bochud PY, Lamoth F. Tularémie pulmonaire : un diagnostic à ne pas manquer [Pulmonary tularemia : a diagnosis not to be missed]. Rev Med Suisse. 2022 Apr 13;18(777):707-711. French. doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2022.18.777.707.
2021
- Kohler P, Jonsdottir HR, Risch L, Vernazza P, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Kahlert CR. No neutralizing effect of pre-existing tick-borne encephalitis virus antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2: a prospective healthcare worker study. Sci Rep. 2021 Dec 17;11(1):24198. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-03685-y.
- Cancela Costa A, Chheang C, Thorens O, Lamy O, Prella M, Babaker M, Lamoth F, Greub G. Pancreatitis, hypereosinophilia and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates as presentation of acute Q fever. New Microbes New Infect. 2021 Sep 2;43:100940. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100940.
2020
- Rochat E, Vuilleumier S, Aeby S, Greub G, Joost S. Nested Species Distribution Models of Chlamydiales in Ixodes ricinus (Tick) Hosts in Switzerland. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2020 Dec 17;87(1):e01237-20. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01237-20.
- Margos G, Castillo-Ramirez S, Cutler S, Dessau RB, Eikeland R, Estrada-Peña A, Gofton A, Graña-Miraglia L, Hunfeld KP, Krause A, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Oskam C, Rudolf I, Schwartz I, Sing A, Stevenson B, Wormser GP, Fingerle V. Rejection of the name Borreliella and all proposed species comb. nov. placed therein. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2020 May;70(5):3577-3581. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004149.
- Alvarez Martinez D, Lienhard R, Toutous Trellu L, Alberto C. Borréliose de Lyme vue par le dermatologue, en pratique en 2020 [Lyme Borreliosis in 2020 practice, from a dermatological point of view]. Rev Med Suisse. 2020 Apr 1;16(688):629-634. French.
2019
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Eyer C, Leib SL, Niederhauser C. Comparison of Four Commercial IgG-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for the Detection of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Antibodies. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2019 May;19(5):358-364. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2018.2359.
- Smaoui M, Carole K, Sellami H, Kammoun S, Choura K, Maazoun L, Mestiri H, Aeby S, Louati D, Derbel M, Chaabene K, Hammami A, Greub G, Znazen A. Human miscarriage and infection in Tunisia: Role of Mycoplasma hominis and high Waddlia seroprevalence. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2019 May 31;13(5):410-418. doi: 10.3855/jidc.9829. PMID: 32053510.
- Pillonel T, Bertelli C, Aeby S, de Barsy M, Jacquier N, Kebbi-Beghdadi C, Mueller L, Vouga M, Greub G. Sequencing the Obligate Intracellular Rhabdochlamydia helvetica within Its Tick Host Ixodes ricinus to Investigate Their Symbiotic Relationship. Genome Biol Evol. 2019 Apr 1;11(4):1334-1344. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evz072.
2018
- Lenz N, Engler O, Grandgirard D, Leib SL, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Evaluation of antivirals against tick-borne encephalitis virus in organotypic brain slices of rat cerebellum. PLoS One. 2018 Oct 9;13(10):e0205294. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205294.
- Pilloux L, Baumgartner A, Jaton K, Lienhard R, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Beuret C, Greub G. Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Coxiella burnetii in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Switzerland: an underestimated epidemiologic risk. New Microbes New Infect. 2018 Sep 6;27:22-26. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2018.08.017.
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Tritten ML, Hassan M, Lienhard R. Comparison of three commercial IgG and IgM ELISA kits for the detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus antibodies. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2018 May;9(4):956-962. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.03.031.
2017
- Vidal S, Kegler K, Greub G, Aeby S, Borel N, Dagleish MP, Posthaus H, Perreten V, Rodriguez-Campos S. Neglected zoonotic agents in cattle abortion: tackling the difficult to grow bacteria. BMC Vet Res. 2017 Dec 2;13(1):373. doi: 10.1186/s12917-017-1294-y.
- Oechslin CP, Heutschi D, Lenz N, Tischhauser W, Péter O, Rais O, Beuret CM, Leib SL, Bankoul S, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in urban and suburban areas of Switzerland. Parasit Vectors. 2017 Nov 9;10(1):558. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2500-2.
- Delaloye J, Pillonel T, Smaoui M, Znazen A, Abid L, Greub G. Culture-independent genome sequencing of Coxiella burnetii from a native heart valve of a Tunisian patient with severe infective endocarditis. New Microbes New Infect. 2017 Oct 10;21:31-35. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2017.09.004.
- Margos G, Marosevic D, Cutler S, Derdakova M, Diuk-Wasser M, Emler S, Fish D, Gray J, Hunfeldt KP, Jaulhac B, Kahl O, Kovalev S, Kraiczy P, Lane RS, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Ogden N, Ornstein K, Rupprecht T, Schwartz I, Sing A, Straubinger RK, Strle F, Voordouw M, Rizzoli A, Stevenson B, Fingerle V. There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2017 Apr;67(4):1081-1084. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001717.
- Sendi P, Hirzel C, Pfister S, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Grandgirard D, Hewer E, Nirkko AC. Fatal Outcome of European Tick-borne Encephalitis after Vaccine Failure. Front Neurol. 2017 Apr 3;8:119. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00119.
2015
- Pilloux L, Aeby S, Gaümann R, Burri C, Beuret C, Greub G. The high prevalence and diversity of Chlamydiales DNA within Ixodes ricinus ticks suggest a role for ticks as reservoirs and vectors of Chlamydia-related bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2015 Dec;81(23):8177-82. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02183-15.
- Kebbi-Beghdadi C, Fatton M, Greub G. Permissivity of insect cells to Waddlia chondrophila, Estrella lausannensis and Parachlamydia acanthamoebae. Microbes Infect. 2015 Nov-Dec;17(11-12):749-54. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.09.014.
- Bizzini A, Péter O, Baud D, Edouard S, Meylan P, Greub G. Evaluation of a new serological test for the detection of anti-Coxiella and anti-Rickettsia antibodies. Microbes Infect. 2015 Nov-Dec;17(11-12):811-6. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.09.015.
- Sokolov AA, Lienhard R, Du Pasquier R, Erard V. Acute Lyme Neuroborreliosis With Transient Hemiparesis and Aphasia. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Jul;66(1):60-4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.011.
- Paillard L, Jones KL, Evans AL, Berret J, Jacquet M, Lienhard R, Bouzelboudjen M, Arnemo JM, Swenson JE, Voordouw MJ. Serological signature of tick-borne pathogens in Scandinavian brown bears over two decades. Parasit Vectors. 2015 Jul 28;8:398. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0967-2.
- Lienhard R. Quelle est l’utilité de la sérologie de Lyme? [Lyme serology: what’s the deal?]. Rev Med Suisse. 2015 Oct 7;11(489):1830-4. French.A doi: 10.1002/jmv.29843
2025
2024
- Ackermann-Gaumann R, Dentand A, Lienhard R, Saeed M, Speiser DE, MacDonald MR, Coste AT, Cagno V. A reporter virus particle seroneutralization assay for tick-borne encephalitis virus overcomes ELISA limitations. Journal of Medical Virology, 2024. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29843
- Zens KD, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Immunology of TBEV infection. Chapter 7. In: Dobler G, Erber W, Bröker M, Chitimia-Dobler L, Schmitt HJ: The TBE Book. 7th ed. Singapore: Global Health Press; 2024. doi: 10.33442/26613980_7-7
- Lang P, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Public health aspects of TBE. Chapter 14. In: Dobler G, Erber W, Bröker M, Chitimia-Dobler L, Schmitt HJ, eds. The TBE Book. 7th ed. Singapore: Global Health Press; 2024. doi: 10.33442/26613980_14-7
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Lang P, Zens KD. Defining the « Correlate(s) of Protection » to tick-borne encephalitis vaccination and infection – key points and outstanding questions. Front. Immunol. 15:1352720. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1352720
2023
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Brêchet A, Smetana J, Salat J, Lienhard R, Croxatto A, Polcarova P, Chlibek R, Ruzek D. Vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis elicits a detectable NS1 IgG antibody response. J Virol Methods. 2023 Oct 12:114831. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2023.114831
- Vanat V, Aeby S, Greub G. Ticks and Chlamydia-Related Bacteria in Swiss Zoological Gardens Compared to in Contiguous and Distant Control Areas. Microorganisms. 2023; 11(10):2468. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11102468
2022
- Margos G, Wormser GP, Schwartz I, Markowicz M, Henningsson AJ, Lienhard R, Stevenson B, Estrada-Peña A, Sing A, Fingerle V, Göker M. Evidence of taxonomic bias in public databases: The example of the genus Borrelia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2022 Sep;13(5):101994. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101994.
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Eyer C, Vock M, Gowland P, Tinguely C, Leib SL, Bori M, Buser A, Fontana S, Thierbach J, Weingand T, Niederhauser C. Prevalence of anti-tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) antibodies in Swiss blood donors in 2014-2015. Blood Transfus. 2022 Aug 9. doi: 10.2450/2022.0099-22.
- Uriel Valladares P, Opota O, Beigelman-Aubry C, Bochud PY, Lamoth F. Tularémie pulmonaire : un diagnostic à ne pas manquer [Pulmonary tularemia : a diagnosis not to be missed]. Rev Med Suisse. 2022 Apr 13;18(777):707-711. French. doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2022.18.777.707.
2021
- Kohler P, Jonsdottir HR, Risch L, Vernazza P, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Kahlert CR. No neutralizing effect of pre-existing tick-borne encephalitis virus antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2: a prospective healthcare worker study. Sci Rep. 2021 Dec 17;11(1):24198. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-03685-y.
- Cancela Costa A, Chheang C, Thorens O, Lamy O, Prella M, Babaker M, Lamoth F, Greub G. Pancreatitis, hypereosinophilia and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates as presentation of acute Q fever. New Microbes New Infect. 2021 Sep 2;43:100940. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100940.
2020
- Rochat E, Vuilleumier S, Aeby S, Greub G, Joost S. Nested Species Distribution Models of Chlamydiales in Ixodes ricinus (Tick) Hosts in Switzerland. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2020 Dec 17;87(1):e01237-20. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01237-20.
- Margos G, Castillo-Ramirez S, Cutler S, Dessau RB, Eikeland R, Estrada-Peña A, Gofton A, Graña-Miraglia L, Hunfeld KP, Krause A, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Oskam C, Rudolf I, Schwartz I, Sing A, Stevenson B, Wormser GP, Fingerle V. Rejection of the name Borreliella and all proposed species comb. nov. placed therein. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2020 May;70(5):3577-3581. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004149.
- Alvarez Martinez D, Lienhard R, Toutous Trellu L, Alberto C. Borréliose de Lyme vue par le dermatologue, en pratique en 2020 [Lyme Borreliosis in 2020 practice, from a dermatological point of view]. Rev Med Suisse. 2020 Apr 1;16(688):629-634. French.
2019
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Eyer C, Leib SL, Niederhauser C. Comparison of Four Commercial IgG-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for the Detection of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Antibodies. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2019 May;19(5):358-364. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2018.2359.
- Smaoui M, Carole K, Sellami H, Kammoun S, Choura K, Maazoun L, Mestiri H, Aeby S, Louati D, Derbel M, Chaabene K, Hammami A, Greub G, Znazen A. Human miscarriage and infection in Tunisia: Role of Mycoplasma hominis and high Waddlia seroprevalence. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2019 May 31;13(5):410-418. doi: 10.3855/jidc.9829. PMID: 32053510.
- Pillonel T, Bertelli C, Aeby S, de Barsy M, Jacquier N, Kebbi-Beghdadi C, Mueller L, Vouga M, Greub G. Sequencing the Obligate Intracellular Rhabdochlamydia helvetica within Its Tick Host Ixodes ricinus to Investigate Their Symbiotic Relationship. Genome Biol Evol. 2019 Apr 1;11(4):1334-1344. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evz072.
2018
- Lenz N, Engler O, Grandgirard D, Leib SL, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Evaluation of antivirals against tick-borne encephalitis virus in organotypic brain slices of rat cerebellum. PLoS One. 2018 Oct 9;13(10):e0205294. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205294.
- Pilloux L, Baumgartner A, Jaton K, Lienhard R, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Beuret C, Greub G. Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Coxiella burnetii in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Switzerland: an underestimated epidemiologic risk. New Microbes New Infect. 2018 Sep 6;27:22-26. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2018.08.017.
- Ackermann-Gäumann R, Tritten ML, Hassan M, Lienhard R. Comparison of three commercial IgG and IgM ELISA kits for the detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus antibodies. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2018 May;9(4):956-962. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.03.031.
2017
- Vidal S, Kegler K, Greub G, Aeby S, Borel N, Dagleish MP, Posthaus H, Perreten V, Rodriguez-Campos S. Neglected zoonotic agents in cattle abortion: tackling the difficult to grow bacteria. BMC Vet Res. 2017 Dec 2;13(1):373. doi: 10.1186/s12917-017-1294-y.
- Oechslin CP, Heutschi D, Lenz N, Tischhauser W, Péter O, Rais O, Beuret CM, Leib SL, Bankoul S, Ackermann-Gäumann R. Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in urban and suburban areas of Switzerland. Parasit Vectors. 2017 Nov 9;10(1):558. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2500-2.
- Delaloye J, Pillonel T, Smaoui M, Znazen A, Abid L, Greub G. Culture-independent genome sequencing of Coxiella burnetii from a native heart valve of a Tunisian patient with severe infective endocarditis. New Microbes New Infect. 2017 Oct 10;21:31-35. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2017.09.004.
- Margos G, Marosevic D, Cutler S, Derdakova M, Diuk-Wasser M, Emler S, Fish D, Gray J, Hunfeldt KP, Jaulhac B, Kahl O, Kovalev S, Kraiczy P, Lane RS, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Ogden N, Ornstein K, Rupprecht T, Schwartz I, Sing A, Straubinger RK, Strle F, Voordouw M, Rizzoli A, Stevenson B, Fingerle V. There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2017 Apr;67(4):1081-1084. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001717.
- Sendi P, Hirzel C, Pfister S, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Grandgirard D, Hewer E, Nirkko AC. Fatal Outcome of European Tick-borne Encephalitis after Vaccine Failure. Front Neurol. 2017 Apr 3;8:119. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00119.
2015
- Pilloux L, Aeby S, Gaümann R, Burri C, Beuret C, Greub G. The high prevalence and diversity of Chlamydiales DNA within Ixodes ricinus ticks suggest a role for ticks as reservoirs and vectors of Chlamydia-related bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2015 Dec;81(23):8177-82. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02183-15.
- Kebbi-Beghdadi C, Fatton M, Greub G. Permissivity of insect cells to Waddlia chondrophila, Estrella lausannensis and Parachlamydia acanthamoebae. Microbes Infect. 2015 Nov-Dec;17(11-12):749-54. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.09.014.
- Bizzini A, Péter O, Baud D, Edouard S, Meylan P, Greub G. Evaluation of a new serological test for the detection of anti-Coxiella and anti-Rickettsia antibodies. Microbes Infect. 2015 Nov-Dec;17(11-12):811-6. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.09.015.
- Sokolov AA, Lienhard R, Du Pasquier R, Erard V. Acute Lyme Neuroborreliosis With Transient Hemiparesis and Aphasia. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Jul;66(1):60-4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.011.
- Paillard L, Jones KL, Evans AL, Berret J, Jacquet M, Lienhard R, Bouzelboudjen M, Arnemo JM, Swenson JE, Voordouw MJ. Serological signature of tick-borne pathogens in Scandinavian brown bears over two decades. Parasit Vectors. 2015 Jul 28;8:398. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0967-2.
- Lienhard R. Quelle est l’utilité de la sérologie de Lyme? [Lyme serology: what’s the deal?]. Rev Med Suisse. 2015 Oct 7;11(489):1830-4. French.A doi: 10.1002/jmv.29843