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Case Report: The First Borrelia yangtzensis Infection in a Human in Korea.
- Source :
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The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2021 Oct 18; Vol. 106 (1), pp. 45-46. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 18. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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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.
- Subjects :
- Animals
DNA, Bacterial analysis
Disease Reservoirs microbiology
Doxycycline pharmacology
Female
Humans
Lyme Disease microbiology
Middle Aged
Republic of Korea epidemiology
Rodentia microbiology
Ticks microbiology
Vector Borne Diseases diagnosis
Vector Borne Diseases drug therapy
Borrelia genetics
Borrelia isolation & purification
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1476-1645
- Volume :
- 106
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 34662863
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0052