Relapsing Fever Group Borreliae in Human-Biting Soft Ticks, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián ; Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A. ; Teixeira, Bruno M. ; Martins, Maria Marlene ; Serpa, Maria Carolina A. ; Oliveira, Glauber M.B. ; Jorge, Felipe R. ; Pacheco, Richard C. ; Costa, Francisco B. ; Luz, Hermes R. ; Labruna, Marcelo B.
• Description:
  We conducted a molecular survey for Borrelia spp. in Ornithodoros ticks previously reported as biting humans. We collected specimens in natural ecosystems and inside human dwellings in 6 states in Brazil. Phylogenetic analyses unveiled the occurrence of 4 putatively new species of relapsing fever group borreliae.
• Subjects:
  Animals Argasidae Borrelia Ecosystem Humans Phylogeny Relapsing Fever
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(1):321-324
• Pubmed ID:
  33350927
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7774541
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:895ee37037848569fcd8bb0dd5f956ef8617cd89d1b99ef3b1f2c55fb6c3e164
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/99971/cdc_99971_DS1.pdf
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