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Case Report: The First Borrelia yangtzensis Infection in a Human in Korea
Choon Mee Kim1, Na Ra Yun2, Dong-Min Kim2
1Premedical Science, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea.
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
|October 18, 2021
Abstract:
Borrelia yangtzensis has been identified in rodents and ticks in China and Japan. A 57-year-old woman with bite mark was diagnosed with B. yangtzensis infection via molecular and serological testing. Here, we report the first case of human infection caused by B. yangtzensis in Korea.
