Diagnosis and Management of Borrelia turicatae Infection in Febrile Soldier, Texas, USA

Diagnosis and Management of Borrelia turicatae Infection in Febrile Soldier, Texas, USA

In August 2015, a soldier returned from field exercises in Texas, USA, with nonspecific febrile illness. Culture and sequencing of spirochetes from peripheral blood diagnosed Borrelia turicatae infection. The patient recovered after receiving doxycycline. No illness occurred in asymptomatic soldiers...

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Main Authors: Anna M. Christensen, Elizabeth Pietralczyk, Job E. Lopez, Christopher Brooks, Martin Schriefer, Edward Wozniak, Benjamin Stermole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
febrile illness
borreliosis
Borrelia turicatae
tick-borne diseases
tick-borne relapsing fever
Ornithodoros turicata
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/5/16-2069_article

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