Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, Austria.

We report a human case of Borrelia miyamotoi infection diagnosed in Austria. Spirochetes were detected in Giemsa-stained blood smears. The presence of B. miyamotoi in the patient's blood was confirmed by PCR, and phylogenetic analysis identified an infection with a strain from Europe.
PMID: 32818401 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - August 22, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tobudic S, Burgmann H, Stanek G, Winkler S, Schötta AM, Obermüller M, Markowicz M, Lagler H Tags: Emerg Infect Dis Source Type: research