Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana

Schwan, Tom G.; Policastro, Paul F.; Miller, Zachary; Thompson, Robert L.; Damrow, Todd; Keirans, James E.

doi:10.3201/eid0909.030280

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Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana

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Sep 2003
By Schwan, Tom G. ; Policastro, Paul F. ; Miller, Zachary ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Schwan, Tom G. ; Policastro, Paul F. ; Miller, Zachary ; Thompson, Robert L. ; Damrow, Todd ; Keirans, James E.
Description:

Five persons contracted tick-borne relapsing fever after staying in a cabin in western Montana. Borrelia hermsii was isolated from the blood of two patients, and Ornithodoros hermsi ticks were collected from the cabin, the first demonstration of this bacterium and tick in Montana. Relapsing fever should be considered when patients who reside or have vacationed in western Montana exhibit a recurring febrile illness.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Animals Borrelia Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Humans Male Middle Aged Ornithodoros Relapsing Fever
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 9(9):1151-1154.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

AI-40729/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States
Place as Subject:

Montana
Location:

North America
Volume:

9
Issue:

9
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:2e6990ca9335fb3c962e16620a483ec05c69a8a819cfd6984b7a69de70e6faf0
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14323/cdc_14323_DS1.pdf
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