Molecular Characterization of Tickborne Relapsing Fever Borrelia, Israel

Molecular Characterization of Tickborne Relapsing Fever Borrelia, Israel

Blood samples from 18 tickborne relapsing fever (TBRF) patients and Ornithodoros tholozani specimens were tested with a Borrelia flaB-PCR. Results were positive for all patients and 2%–40% of ticks. A 7–amino acid gap characterized all 9 sequenced flagellin gene amplicons. By phylogenetic analysis,...

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Main Authors: Marc Victor Assous, Amos Wilamowski, Herve Bercovier, Esther Marva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Borrelia
Borrelia persica
relapsing fever
TBRF
tick
Ornithodoros tholozani
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/11/06-0715_article

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