2020
644. Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi Seroprevalence in New England
Johnston D, Kelly J, Ledizet M, Lavoie N, Krause P. 644. Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia burgdorferi Seroprevalence in New England. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s381-s381. PMCID: PMC7777872, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerum samplesB. burgdorferi antibodiesMethods Serum samplesNon-endemic areasResidential zip codeResidential countyBackground diseasesBurgdorferi antibodiesMultiplex LuminexStudy participantsLyme diseaseSpirochetal pathogensBorrelia miyamotoiB. miyamotoiBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiCausative agentZip codesHuman exposureDiseaseAntibodiesMiyamotoiBurgdorferiIxodes scapularisBorrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi seroprevalence in California blood donors
Brummitt SI, Kjemtrup AM, Harvey DJ, Petersen JM, Sexton C, Replogle A, Packham AE, Bloch EM, Barbour AG, Krause PJ, Green V, Smith WA. Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi seroprevalence in California blood donors. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0243950. PMID: 33370341, PMCID: PMC7769429, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseBlood donorsB. miyamotoiB. burgdorferiEndemic countiesWestern blotBorrelia miyamotoiB. burgdorferi antibodiesAdult blood donorsBorrelia burgdorferiIgG Western blotBlood donor seraRisk of infectionELISA test systemBurgdorferi antibodiesDonor seraC6 ELISAClinical casesEquivocal samplesHuman casesDiseaseAntibodiesI. pacificus ticksMiyamotoiBurgdorferi
2018
Human Borrelia miyamotoi infection in California: Serodiagnosis is complicated by multiple endemic Borrelia species
Krause PJ, Carroll M, Fedorova N, Brancato J, Dumouchel C, Akosa F, Narasimhan S, Fikrig E, Lane RS. Human Borrelia miyamotoi infection in California: Serodiagnosis is complicated by multiple endemic Borrelia species. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0191725. PMID: 29420552, PMCID: PMC5805228, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBorrelia miyamotoi infectionMiyamotoi infectionB. miyamotoiB. miyamotoi diseaseB. miyamotoi infectionB. burgdorferi infectionHealth care professionalsWhole cell lysatesSeropositive subjectsSufficient serumClinical dataBurgdorferi infectionAntibody assaysSeropositive samplesCare professionalsBorrelia antigensInfectionSerumAntibodiesBorrelia burgdorferiAntigenI. pacificus ticksMiyamotoiTick infectionFever spirochetes
2016
Hard Tick Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia miyamotoi in a Child
Krause P, Schwab J, Narasimhan S, Brancato J, Xu G, Rich SM. Hard Tick Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia miyamotoi in a Child. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2016, 35: 1352-1354. PMID: 27626914, PMCID: PMC5106309, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000001330.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Blood transfusion transmission of the tick‐borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi in mice
Krause PJ, Hendrickson JE, Steeves TK, Fish D. Blood transfusion transmission of the tick‐borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi in mice. Transfusion 2014, 55: 593-597. PMID: 25251880, DOI: 10.1111/trf.12879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfusion transmissionRed blood cellsBorrelia miyamotoiBlood transfusion transmissionMurine transfusion modelFever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoiSpirochete clearanceRecipient bloodC57BL/6 miceMouse recipientsTransfusion modelMouse modelTransfusionMurine bloodHuman infectionsWet mountLyme diseaseStudy designBlood cellsMiceMiyamotoiSpirochetemiaFever spirochetesBloodBodied ticks
2013
Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in the United States
Krause PJ, Narasimhan S, Wormser GP, Rollend L, Fikrig E, Lepore T, Barbour A, Fish D. Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in the United States. New England Journal Of Medicine 2013, 368: 291-293. PMID: 23323920, PMCID: PMC3934646, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1215469.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Humans Infected with Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi, Russia - Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Platonov AE, Karan LS, Kolyasnikova NM, Makhneva NA, Toporkova MG, Maleev VV, Fish D, Krause PJ. Humans Infected with Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi, Russia - Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2011, 17: 1816-1823. PMID: 22000350, PMCID: PMC3310649, DOI: 10.3201/eid1710.101474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. miyamotoi infectionMiyamotoi infectionInfectious Diseases journal - CDCBorrelia miyamotoiInfluenza-like illnessB. burgdorferi infectionFever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoiDisease-like symptomsFebrile illnessI. ricinus ticksErythema migransClinical manifestationsIxodid tick vectorsBurgdorferi infectionI. scapularis ticksIxodes persulcatus ticksInfectionRicinus ticksScapularis ticksB. burgdorferiB. gariniiFeverWidespread prevalenceIllnessMiyamotoi