Serological detection of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in Texan domestic dogs.

Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) is caused by spirochetes in the genus Borrelia. Very limited information exists on the incidence of this disease in humans and domestic dogs in the United States. The main objective of this study is to evaluate exposure of dogs to Borrelia turicatae, a causative age...

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Main Authors: Maria D Esteve-Gasent, Chloe B Snell, Shakirat A Adetunji, Julie Piccione
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5726638?pdf=render