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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| author | Laia J. Vazquez Guillamet Grace E. Marx William Benjamin Peter Pappas Nicole A.P. Lieberman Kimo Bachiashvili Sixto Leal Joshua A. Lieberman |
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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 might identify B. lonestari as an emerging tickborne pathogen.
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| spelling | doaj.art-105f0a298535419c85481608ddc33aaf2023-01-23T18:22:12ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592023-02-0129244144410.3201/eid2902.221281Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia lonestari after Tick Bite in Alabama, USALaia J. Vazquez GuillametGrace E. MarxWilliam BenjaminPeter PappasNicole A.P. LiebermanKimo BachiashviliSixto LealJoshua A. Lieberman 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 might identify B. lonestari as an emerging tickborne pathogen. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-1281_articleBorrelia lonestarirelapsing fevertickbacteriaparasitesvector-borne infections |
| spellingShingle | Laia J. Vazquez Guillamet Grace E. Marx William Benjamin Peter Pappas Nicole A.P. Lieberman Kimo Bachiashvili Sixto Leal Joshua A. Lieberman Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia lonestari after Tick Bite in Alabama, USA Emerging Infectious Diseases Borrelia lonestari relapsing fever tick bacteria parasites vector-borne infections |
| title | Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia lonestari after Tick Bite in Alabama, USA |
| title_full | Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia lonestari after Tick Bite in Alabama, USA |
| title_fullStr | Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia lonestari after Tick Bite in Alabama, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia lonestari after Tick Bite in Alabama, USA |
| title_short | Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia lonestari after Tick Bite in Alabama, USA |
| title_sort | relapsing fever caused by borrelia lonestari after tick bite in alabama usa |
| topic | Borrelia lonestari relapsing fever tick bacteria parasites vector-borne infections |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-1281_article |
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