Antigenic variation is caused by long plasmid segment conversion in a hard tick-borne relapsing fever Borrelia miyamotoi. [PDF]
PLoS PathogensBorrelia miyamotoi is a hard tick-borne spirochete genetically related to relapsing fever Borrelia and the etiological agent of an emerging infectious disease in humans. Like relapsing fever Borrelia, B.
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Borrelia miyamotoi in Human-Biting Ticks, United States, 2013–2019 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 During 2013–2019, Borrelia miyamotoi infection was detected in 19 US states. Infection rate was 0.5%–3.2%; of B. miyamotoi–positive ticks, 59.09% had concurrent infections. B.
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Human Infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 We confirmed infection of 2 patients with Borrelia miyamotoi in Japan by retrospective surveillance of Lyme disease patients and detection of B. miyamotoi DNA in serum samples.
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High-throughput screening of tick-borne pathogens in Europe [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2014 Due to increased travel, climatic, and environmental changes, the incidence of tick-borne disease in both humans and animals is increasing throughout Europe. Therefore, extended surveillance tools are desirable. To accurately screen tick-borne pathogens,
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Ticks and Tick-Borne DiseasesBorrelia miyamotoi and Neoehrlichia mikurensis are recently discovered tick-borne pathogens. The aim of this study was to ascertain the extent of transmission among high-risk groups and healthy controls.The study design is retrospective cohort study ...
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Glycerophosphodiester Phosphodiesterase Identified as Non-Reliable Serological Marker for Borrelia miyamotoi Disease [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2020 The relapsing fever group Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tick-borne pathogen. Diagnosis of infection is currently mainly based on serological methods detecting antibodies against B. miyamotoi glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase (GlpQ).
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Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato widespread in urban areas of the Czech Republic [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) are important zoonotic agents transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks, which are widely distributed across Central Europe.
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Assessment of Borrelia miyamotoi in febrile patients and ticks in Alsace, an endemic area for Lyme borreliosis in France [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Borrelia miyamotoi is a relapsing fever Borrelia species transmitted by ticks of the Ixodes ricinus complex. Human disease caused by B. miyamotoi was first described in Russia and later in the USA and Japan.
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Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2018 Aim. Our aim was to study the bactericidal effect of human serum on Borrelia miyamotoi in vitro. Materials and methods. B. miyamotoi spirochetes (strains HT31 and LB-2001) were incubated in non-immune serum of healthy donors (SHD) and in heat inactivated
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Think Outside the Lyme Box: Optic Neuropathy and Polyarthritis Caused by Borrelia miyamotoi. [PDF]
CureusNagahata K, Ikeda T, Tsuji Y.
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