Hot off the presses, our comprehensive survey of soft ticks for relapsing fever Borrelia found two unique strains circulating in Florida!
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Prevalence, distribution, and phylogenetics of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae in the soft tick Ornithodoros turicata americanus in Florida
Author summary There is a large gap in knowledge regarding the bacteria that causes Tick-borne Relapsing Fever in the United States (US). This disease has significant public health concern as it can c...