Human Infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan

Human Infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan

We confirmed infection of 2 patients with Borrelia miyamotoi in Japan by retrospective surveillance of Lyme disease patients and detection of B. miyamotoi DNA in serum samples. One patient also showed seroconversion for antibody against recombinant glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase of B. miyam...

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Main Authors: Kozue Sato, Ai Takano, Satoru Konnai, Minoru Nakao, Takuya Ito, Kojiro Koyama, Minoru Kaneko, Makoto Ohnishi, Hiroki Kawabata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Borrelia miyamotoi
bacteria
relapsing fever
Lyme disease
Ixodes persulcatus
ticks
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/13-1761_article
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spelling doaj-ca9f06f07ed34e8da418e35124f1e2af2020-11-24T21:32:30ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592014-08-012081391139410.3201/eid2008.131761Human Infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, JapanKozue SatoAi TakanoSatoru KonnaiMinoru NakaoTakuya ItoKojiro KoyamaMinoru KanekoMakoto OhnishiHiroki KawabataWe confirmed infection of 2 patients with Borrelia miyamotoi in Japan by retrospective surveillance of Lyme disease patients and detection of B. miyamotoi DNA in serum samples. One patient also showed seroconversion for antibody against recombinant glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase of B. miyamotoi. Indigenous relapsing fever should be considered a health concern in Japan.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/13-1761_articleBorrelia miyamotoibacteriarelapsing feverLyme diseaseIxodes persulcatusticks
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author Kozue Sato
Ai Takano
Satoru Konnai
Minoru Nakao
Takuya Ito
Kojiro Koyama
Minoru Kaneko
Makoto Ohnishi
Hiroki Kawabata
spellingShingle Kozue Sato
Ai Takano
Satoru Konnai
Minoru Nakao
Takuya Ito
Kojiro Koyama
Minoru Kaneko
Makoto Ohnishi
Hiroki Kawabata
Human Infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Borrelia miyamotoi
bacteria
relapsing fever
Lyme disease
Ixodes persulcatus
ticks
author_facet Kozue Sato
Ai Takano
Satoru Konnai
Minoru Nakao
Takuya Ito
Kojiro Koyama
Minoru Kaneko
Makoto Ohnishi
Hiroki Kawabata
author_sort Kozue Sato
title Human Infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan
title_short Human Infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan
title_full Human Infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan
title_fullStr Human Infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan
title_full_unstemmed Human Infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan
title_sort human infections with borrelia miyamotoi, japan
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2014-08-01
description We confirmed infection of 2 patients with Borrelia miyamotoi in Japan by retrospective surveillance of Lyme disease patients and detection of B. miyamotoi DNA in serum samples. One patient also showed seroconversion for antibody against recombinant glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase of B. miyamotoi. Indigenous relapsing fever should be considered a health concern in Japan.
topic Borrelia miyamotoi
bacteria
relapsing fever
Lyme disease
Ixodes persulcatus
ticks
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/13-1761_article
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