Goats, Sheep & Camel Studies

There is very little published data and treatment information for goats, sheep and camels with Lyme disease in the United States. Literature from other countries indicates Lyme disease can affect these animals. Please check with your veterinarian for treatment options. A list with some studies is below.

Goats, Sheep & Camels

Goats, Sheep, Camels


First molecular evidence of [i]Borrelia burgdorferi[/i] sensu lato in goats, sheep, cattle and camels in Tunisia.

Ben Said M, Belkahia H, Alberti A, Abdi K, Zhioua M, Daaloul-Jedidi M, Messadi L.

Ann Agric Environ Med. 2016 Sep;23(3):442-7. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1219184.

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Comprehensive surveillance of the antibody response to Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in small ruminants in China.

Yang J, Liu Z, Guan G, Li Y, Chen Z, Ma M, Liu A, Ren Q, Wang J, Luo J, Yin H.

Ann Agric Environ Med. 2015;22(2):208-11. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1152066.

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Tick species (Acari: Ixodida) in Antalya City, Turkey: species diversity and seasonal activity.

Koc S, Aydın L, Cetin H.

Parasitol Res. 2015 Jul;114(7):2581-6. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4462-7.


Lyme neuroborreliosis in 2 horses.

Imai DM, Barr BC, Daft B, Bertone JJ, Feng S, Hodzic E, Johnston JM, Olsen KJ, Barthold SW.

Vet Pathol. 2011 Nov;48(6):1151-7. doi: 10.1177/0300985811398246.


Elimination of lyme disease spirochetes from ticks feeding on domestic ruminants.

Richter D, Matuschka FR.

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Nov;76(22):7650-2. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01649-10.

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Ehrlichiae and ehrlichial diseases in china.

Wen B, Cao W, Pan H.

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2003 Jun;990:45-53. Review.


Seroprevalence of anti-Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in sheep and goatsfrom mountainous areas of Slovakia.

Trávnicek M, Stefancikova A, Nadzamová D, Stanko M, Cislákova L, Pet'ko B, Mardzinová S, Bhide MR.

Ann Agric Environ Med. 2002;9(2):153-5.

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Serosurvey for selected disease agents in white-tailed deer from Mexico.

Martinez A, Salinas A, Martinez F, Cantu A, Miller DK.

J Wildl Dis. 1999 Oct;35(4):799-803.


[Ticks and Lyme disease in Lanzarote].

Pascual-Velasco F, Borobio MV, Carranza R, Perea EJ.

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1999 Jan;17(1):45. Spanish. No abstract available.


Serological surveillance of Lyme borreliosis in wild Japanese serows (Capricornis crispus).

Sugiyama Y, Minamoto N, Kinjo T.

J Vet Med Sci. 1998 Jun;60(6):745-7.

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Serologic survey for antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in sheep, goats and dogs in Cordillera Province, Bolivia.

Ciceroni L, Bartoloni A, Ciarrocchi S, Pinto A, Guglielmetti P, Valdez Vasquez C, Gamboa Barahona H, Roselli M, Paradisi F.

Zentralbl Veterinarmed B. 1997 May;44(3):133-7.


Canary finches (Serinus canaria) as an avian infection model for Lymeborreliosis.

Olsen B, Gylfe A, Bergström S.

Microb Pathog. 1996 Jun;20(6):319-24.


Antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in sheep and goats. Alto Adige-South Tyrol, Italy.

Ciceroni L, Simeoni J, Pacetti AI, Ciarrocchi S, Cacciapuoti B.

New Microbiol. 1996 Apr;19(2):171-4.


110-kilodalton recombinant protein which is immunoreactive with sera from humans, dogs, and horses with Lyme borreliosis.

Caputa AC, Murtaugh MP, Bey RF, Loken KI.

J Clin Microbiol. 1991 Nov;29(11):2418-23.

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Lyme disease in large animals.

Post JE.

N J Med. 1990 Jul;87(7):575-7. Review. No abstract available.


Lymphocyte responses to viral antigens in rheumatoid arthritis.

Phillips PE.

J Rheumatol. 1986 Feb;13(1):6-8. No abstract available.








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