Detection of Tickborne Relapsing Fever Spirochete, Austin, Texas, USA

In March 2017, a patient became febrile within 4 days after visiting a rustic conference center in Austin, Texas, USA, where Austin Public Health suspected an outbreak of tickborne relapsing fever a month earlier. Evaluation of a patient blood smear and molecular diagnostic assays identified Borreli...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2018-11, Vol.24 (11), p.2003-2009
Main Authors: Bissett, Jack D, Ledet, Suzanne, Krishnavajhala, Aparna, Armstrong, Brittany A, Klioueva, Anna, Sexton, Christopher, Replogle, Adam, Schriefer, Martin E, Lopez, Job E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
bacteria
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Borrelia - classification
Borrelia - genetics
Borrelia turicatae
Detection of Tickborne Relapsing Fever Spirochete, Austin, Texas, USA
Disease Outbreaks
DNA Gyrase - genetics
DNA, Ribosomal - genetics
Flagellin - genetics
Humans
Medical schools
Multilocus Sequence Typing
Ornithodoros - microbiology
Ornithodors turicata
Public health
Public health movements
Relapsing fever
Relapsing Fever - epidemiology
Relapsing Fever - microbiology
Relapsing Fever - transmission
spirochetes
Texas - epidemiology
Tick Infestations - epidemiology
Tick Infestations - parasitology
Tick-borne diseases
ticks
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Summary:In March 2017, a patient became febrile within 4 days after visiting a rustic conference center in Austin, Texas, USA, where Austin Public Health suspected an outbreak of tickborne relapsing fever a month earlier. Evaluation of a patient blood smear and molecular diagnostic assays identified Borrelia turicatae as the causative agent. We could not gain access to the property to collect ticks. Thus, we focused efforts at a nearby public park,
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2411.172033