2023
Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in North America
Burde J, Bloch E, Kelly J, Krause P. Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in North America. Pathogens 2023, 12: 553. PMID: 37111439, PMCID: PMC10145171, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12040553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical manifestationsLyme diseasePersonal protective strategiesCommon clinical manifestationsBlood smear examinationFebrile illnessSmear examinationLaboratory confirmationEndemic areasInfectionProtective strategiesPreventive measuresDiseaseBodied ticksManifestationsProtective clothingBorreliaTicksArthralgiaMyalgiaNauseaComplicationsHeadacheCeftriaxoneFever
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