Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia lonestari after Tick Bite in Alabama, USA

Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia lonestari after Tick Bite in Alabama, USA

We report an immunocompromised patient in Alabama, USA, 75 years of age, with relapsing fevers and pancytopenia who had spirochetemia after a tick bite. We identified Borrelia lonestari by using PCR, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis. Increasing clinical availability of molecular diagnostics mi...

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Main Authors: Laia J. Vazquez Guillamet, Grace E. Marx, William Benjamin, Peter Pappas, Nicole A.P. Lieberman, Kimo Bachiashvili, Sixto Leal, Joshua A. Lieberman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Borrelia lonestari
relapsing fever
tick
bacteria
parasites
vector-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-1281_article

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