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Diagnosis and Management of Borrelia turicatae Infection in Febrile Soldier, Texas, USA
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May 2017
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 23(5):883-884.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description: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 potentially exposed to the vector tick and prophylactically given treatment.
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Pubmed ID:28418310
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5403040
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