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...
Main Authors: | Tom G. Schwan, Paul F. Policastro, Zachary Miller, Robert L. Thompson, Todd Damrow, James E. Keirans |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2003-09-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/9/03-0280_article |
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