Chun-Hong Du, Ji-Hu Yang, Ming-Guo Yao, Bao-Gui Jiang, Yun Zhang, Zhi-Hai He, Rong Xiang, Zong-Ti Shao, Chun-Feng Luo, En-Nian Pu, Lin Huang, Yu-Qiong Li, Fan Wang, Shuang-Shuang Bie, Zhi Luo, Chao-Bo Du, Jie Zhao, Miao Li, Yi Sun, Jia-Fu Jiang
BACKGROUND: Borrelia miyamotoi is a spirochete species transmitted via hard ticks. Following its discovery in Japan, this pathogen has been detected around the world, and is increasingly confirmed as a human pathogen causing febrile disease, namely relapsing fever. Its presence has been confirmed in the Northeast China. However, there is little information regarding the presence of B. miyamotoi and other hard-tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes in southern China including Yunnan province, where tick and animal species are abundant and many people both inhabit and visit for recreation...
June 2024: One Health