Blood Smears Have Poor Sensitivity for Confirming Borrelia miyamotoi Disease
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01468-18
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD) is a newly recognized borreliosis that is cotransmitted by ticks wherever Lyme disease is zoonotic. Unlike Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the agent of Lyme disease, B. miyamotoi is closely related to… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; blood; miyamotoi disease; borrelia miyamotoi ... See more keywords
Borrelia miyamotoi Disease in an Immunocompetent Patient, Western Europe
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2409.180806
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi disease is a hard tick–borne relapsing fever illness that occurs across the temperate climate zone. Human B. miyamotoi disease in immunocompetent patients has been described in Russia, North America, and Japan. We describe… read more here.
Keywords: patient western; borrelia miyamotoi; disease; immunocompetent patient ... See more keywords