Host associations and genomic diversity of Borrelia hermsii in an endemic focus of tick-borne relapsing fever in western North America

Host associations and genomic diversity of Borrelia hermsii in an endemic focus of tick-borne relapsing fever in western North America

Abstract Background An unrecognized focus of tick-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia hermsii was identified in 2002 when five people became infected on Wild Horse Island in Flathead Lake, Montana. The terrestrial small mammal community on the island is composed primarily of pine squirrels (Tam...

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Main Authors: Tammi L. Johnson, Robert J. Fischer, Sandra J. Raffel, Tom G. Schwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Ornithodoros hermsi
Tick-borne zoonosis
Montana
Argasidae
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-016-1863-0

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