Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana
Five persons contracted tick-borne relapsing fever after staying in a cabin in western Montana. Borrelia hermsii was isolated from the blood of two patients, and Ornithodoros hermsi ticks were collected from the cabin, the first demonstration of this bacterium and tick in Montana. Relapsing fever sh...
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doaj-25a8867c53f54b828afca559bea96f272020-11-25T01:58:09ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592003-09-01991151115410.3201/eid0909.030280Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, MontanaTom G. SchwanPaul F. PolicastroZachary MillerRobert L. ThompsonTodd DamrowJames E. KeiransFive persons contracted tick-borne relapsing fever after staying in a cabin in western Montana. Borrelia hermsii was isolated from the blood of two patients, and Ornithodoros hermsi ticks were collected from the cabin, the first demonstration of this bacterium and tick in Montana. Relapsing fever should be considered when patients who reside or have vacationed in western Montana exhibit a recurring febrile illness.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/9/03-0280_articletick-borne relapsing feverBorrelia hermsiiOrnithodoros hermsiMontanaUnited States |
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Tom G. Schwan Paul F. Policastro Zachary Miller Robert L. Thompson Todd Damrow James E. Keirans Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana Emerging Infectious Diseases tick-borne relapsing fever Borrelia hermsii Ornithodoros hermsi Montana United States |
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Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana |
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Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana |
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Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana |
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Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana |
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Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana |
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tick-borne relapsing fever caused by borrelia hermsii, montana |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2003-09-01 |
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Five persons contracted tick-borne relapsing fever after staying in a cabin in western Montana. Borrelia hermsii was isolated from the blood of two patients, and Ornithodoros hermsi ticks were collected from the cabin, the first demonstration of this bacterium and tick in Montana. Relapsing fever should be considered when patients who reside or have vacationed in western Montana exhibit a recurring febrile illness. |
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tick-borne relapsing fever Borrelia hermsii Ornithodoros hermsi Montana United States |
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