2022
Frequency and Geographic Distribution of Borrelia miyamotoi, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Babesia microti Infections in New England Residents.
Johnston D, Kelly JR, Ledizet M, Lavoie N, Smith RP, Parsonnet J, Schwab J, Stratidis J, Espich S, Lee G, Maciejewski KR, Deng Y, Majam V, Zheng H, Bonkoungou SN, Stevens J, Kumar S, Krause PJ. Frequency and Geographic Distribution of Borrelia miyamotoi, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Babesia microti Infections in New England Residents. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022 PMID: 35325084, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBabesia microti infectionB. miyamotoiMicroti infectionB. burgdorferiB. microtiAcute undifferentiated febrile illnessCross-sectional seroprevalence studyBorrelia miyamotoiUndifferentiated febrile illnessB. miyamotoi infectionBorrelia burgdorferiLevel of seroprevalenceIxodes scapularis ticksFebrile illnessTickborne infectionMiyamotoi infectionSeroprevalence studyHuman infectionsIxodes pacificus ticksClinical casesInfectionSerum samplesAverage seroprevalenceSpecific antibodiesScapularis ticks
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
2019
Seroprevalence of <em>Borrelia burgdorferi</em>, <em>B. miyamotoi</em>, and Powassan Virus in Residents Bitten by <em>Ixodes</em> Ticks, Maine, USA - Volume 25, Number 4—April 2019 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Smith RP, Elias SP, Cavanaugh CE, Lubelczyk CB, Lacombe EH, Brancato J, Doyle H, Rand PW, Ebel GD, Krause PJ. Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, B. miyamotoi, and Powassan Virus in Residents Bitten by Ixodes Ticks, Maine, USA - Volume 25, Number 4—April 2019 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2019, 25: 804-807. PMID: 30882312, PMCID: PMC6433028, DOI: 10.3201/eid2504.180202.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2015
Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans
Krause PJ, Fish D, Narasimhan S, Barbour AG. Borrelia miyamotoi infection in nature and in humans. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2015, 21: 631-639. PMID: 25700888, PMCID: PMC4470780, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsB. miyamotoi infectionMiyamotoi infectionClinical manifestationsB. miyamotoiLyme diseaseBorrelia miyamotoi infectionAcute febrile illnessCommon clinical manifestationsBlood smear examinationPublic health importanceHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisFever group spirochetesFebrile illnessAntibiotic therapyDisease groupEtiologic diagnosisSevere diseaseSmear examinationIxodes persulcatus ticksHealth importanceInfectionHuman casesGranulocytic anaplasmosisBorrelia miyamotoiDisease