Relapsing Fever Infection Manifesting as Aseptic Meningitis, Texas, USA

Relapsing Fever Infection Manifesting as Aseptic Meningitis, Texas, USA

Tickborne relapsing fever spirochetes are an overlooked cause of disease around the globe. We report a case of tickborne relapsing fever in a patient in Texas, USA, who had a single febrile episode and gastrointestinal and neurologic symptoms. Immunoblot analysis using recombinant Borrelia immunoge...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lisa Ellis, Michael W. Curtis, Sarah M. Gunter, Job E. Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
aseptic meningitis
spirochetes
neuroborreliosis
Borrelia turicatae
relapsing fever
tickborne
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/10/21-0189_article

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