Borrelia hermsii

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Epidemiology

  • endemic in the western U.S., primarily in mountainous areas
  • transmitted by Ornithodoros hermsi soft ticks, which live in nests of squirrels & other rodents in coniferous forests at high elevations
  • ticks can pass on the bacteria within 30 seconds of feeding on its host[1]

Pathology

Laboratory

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Forrester JD et al Tickborne Relapsing Fever - United States, 1990-2011 MMWR Weekly. January 30, 2015 / 64(03);58-60 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6403a3.htm
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