Symptoms of Tick Borne Relapsing Fever: Borrelia miyamotoi
High fever, chills, marked headache, and myalgia and arthralgia. Elevated liver enzymes levels, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia are also very common.
About This Project
The western blacklegged tick carries the pathogens B. burgdorferi (cause of Lyme disease) and B. miyamotoi (cause of a relapsing fever (RF) illness). B. miyamotoi has been documented in Californian ticks, but human disease has yet to be detected. With a recent study showing that B. miyamotoi may survive under standard blood bank conditions, our research proposes to describe the emerging disease potential of B. miyamotoi.
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