Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, Austria

Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, Austria

We report a human case of Borrelia miyamotoi infection diagnosed in Austria. Spirochetes were detected in Giemsa-stained blood smears. The presence of B. miyamotoi in the patient’s blood was confirmed by PCR, and phylogenetic analysis identified an infection with a strain from Europe.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Selma Tobudic, Heinz Burgmann, Gerold Stanek, Stefan Winkler, Anna-Margarita Schötta, Markus Obermüller, Mateusz Markowicz, Heimo Lagler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
recurrent fever
Borrelia miyamotoi
rituximab
tickborne diseases
Austria
tickborne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/19-1501_article
Description
Summary:We report a human case of Borrelia miyamotoi infection diagnosed in Austria. Spirochetes were detected in Giemsa-stained blood smears. The presence of B. miyamotoi in the patient’s blood was confirmed by PCR, and phylogenetic analysis identified an infection with a strain from Europe.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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