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.
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| author | Selma Tobudic Heinz Burgmann Gerold Stanek Stefan Winkler Anna-Margarita Schötta Markus Obermüller Mateusz Markowicz Heimo Lagler |
| author_facet | Selma Tobudic Heinz Burgmann Gerold Stanek Stefan Winkler Anna-Margarita Schötta Markus Obermüller Mateusz Markowicz Heimo Lagler |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-581cefd74ff8475ca675c608db8addab2022-12-21T22:27:01ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592020-09-012692201220410.3201/eid2609.191501Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, AustriaSelma TobudicHeinz BurgmannGerold StanekStefan WinklerAnna-Margarita SchöttaMarkus ObermüllerMateusz MarkowiczHeimo LaglerWe 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/19-1501_articlerecurrent feverBorrelia miyamotoirituximabtickborne diseasesAustriatickborne infections |
| spellingShingle | Selma Tobudic Heinz Burgmann Gerold Stanek Stefan Winkler Anna-Margarita Schötta Markus Obermüller Mateusz Markowicz Heimo Lagler Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, Austria Emerging Infectious Diseases recurrent fever Borrelia miyamotoi rituximab tickborne diseases Austria tickborne infections |
| title | Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, Austria |
| title_full | Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, Austria |
| title_fullStr | Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, Austria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, Austria |
| title_short | Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, Austria |
| title_sort | human borrelia miyamotoi infection austria |
| topic | recurrent fever Borrelia miyamotoi rituximab tickborne diseases Austria tickborne infections |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/19-1501_article |
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