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Published on: November 25, 2022
Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Spirochetes in the Americas
Job E Lopez1,2, Aparna Krishnavahjala1, Melissa N Garcia1
1Department of Pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, 77030 TX, USA.
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Relapsing fever spirochetes are tick- and louse-borne pathogens that primarily afflict those in impoverished countries. Historically the pathogens have had a significant impact on public health, yet currently they are often overlooked because of the nonspecific display of disease. In this review, we discuss aspects of relapsing fever (RF) spirochete pathogenesis including the: (1) clinical manifestation of disease; (2) ability to diagnose pathogen exposure; (3) the pathogen's life cycle in the tick and mammal; and (4) ecological factors contributing to the maintenance of RF spirochetes in nature.
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