Detection of Tickborne Relapsing Fever Spirochete, Austin, Texas, USA

Detection of Tickborne Relapsing Fever Spirochete, Austin, Texas, USA

In March 2017, a patient became febrile within 4 days after visiting a rustic conference center in Austin, Texas, USA, where Austin Public Health suspected an outbreak of tickborne relapsing fever a month earlier. Evaluation of a patient blood smear and molecular diagnostic assays identified Borreli...

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Main Authors: Jack D. Bissett, Suzanne Ledet, Aparna Krishnavajhala, Brittany A. Armstrong, Anna Klioueva, Christopher Sexton, Adam Replogle, Martin E. Schriefer, Job E. Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Borrelia turicatae
bacteria
spirochetes
Ornithodors turicata
ticks
relapsing fever
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/11/17-2033_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/11/17-2033_article

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