Diversity and distribution of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Borrelia turicatae is a causative agent of tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) in the subtropics and tropics of the United States and Latin America. Historically, B. turicatae was thought to be maintained in enzootic cycles in rural areas.
Aparna Krishnavajhala +2 more
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Seroprevalence for the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae among small and medium sized mammals of Texas [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 BACKGROUND:In low elevation arid regions throughout the southern United States, Borrelia turicatae is the principal agent of tick-borne relapsing fever. However, endemic foci and the vertebrate hosts involved in the ecology of B.
Brittany A Armstrong +2 more
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Assessing the Contribution of an HtrA Family Serine Protease During Borrelia turicatae Mammalian Infection [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2019 Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF), characterized by recurring febrile episodes, is globally distributed and among the most common bacterial infections in some African countries.
Amanda K Zalud +2 more
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Sequence Analysis and Serological Responses against Borrelia turicatae BipA, a Putative Species-Specific Antigen [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 BACKGROUND: Relapsing fever spirochetes are global yet neglected pathogens causing recurrent febrile episodes, chills, nausea, vomiting, and pregnancy complications.
Job E Lopez +2 more
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Borrelia turicatae from Ticks in Peridomestic Setting, Camayeca, Mexico [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe conducted surveillance studies in Sinaloa, Mexico, to determine the circulation of tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes. We collected argasid ticks from a home in the village of Camayeca and isolated spirochetes.
Edwin Vázquez-Guerrero +2 more
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Development of Genetic System to Inactivate a Borrelia turicatae Surface Protein Selectively Produced within the Salivary Glands of the Arthropod Vector [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 Borrelia turicatae, an agent of tick-borne relapsing fever, is an example of a pathogen that can adapt to disparate conditions found when colonizing the mammalian host and arthropod vector.
Job E Lopez +2 more
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Diagnosis and Management of Borrelia turicatae Infection in Febrile Soldier, Texas, USA [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 In August 2015, a soldier returned from field exercises in Texas, USA, with nonspecific febrile illness. Culture and sequencing of spirochetes from peripheral blood diagnosed Borrelia turicatae infection. The patient recovered after receiving doxycycline.
Job E Lopez +2 more
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Transmission Dynamics of Borrelia turicatae from the Arthropod Vector [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 BackgroundWith the global distribution, morbidity, and mortality associated with tick and louse-borne relapsing fever spirochetes, it is important to understand the dynamics of vector colonization by the bacteria and transmission to the host.
Hannah K Wilder, Job E Lopez
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Borrelia turicatae in Ticks from Animals in a Public Park, Aguascalientes, Mexico [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe obtained 5 isolates of Borrelia turicatae from ticks captured in a public park in Aguascalientes, Mexico. A serologic survey in resident fauna showed antibodies against B. turicatae.
Edwin Vázquez-Guerrero +5 more
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The relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae persists in the highly oxidative environment of its soft-bodied tick vector. [PDF]
Cell Microbiol, 2019 Abstract The relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae possesses a complex life cycle in its soft‐bodied tick vector, Ornithodoros turicata. Spirochetes enter the tick midgut during a blood meal, and, during the following weeks, spirochetes disseminate throughout O. turicata.
Bourret TJ +5 more
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