Tick borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a zoonosis caused by various Borrelia species
transmitted to humans by both soft-bodied and (more recently recognized) hard-bodied ticks …

Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging pathogen that causes a febrile illness and is transmitted
by the same hard-bodied (ixodid) ticks that transmit several other pathogens, including …

Background Various studies have evaluated the infection of Ixodes ticks and humans with
the relapsing fever spirochaete Borrelia miyamotoi. However, to our knowledge, the …

Background: The primary vectors of the agent of Lyme disease in Canada are Ixodes
scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks. Surveillance for ticks and the pathogens they can …

Relapsing fever (RF) is caused by several species of Borrelia; all, except two species, are
transmitted to humans by soft (argasid) ticks. The species B. recurrentis is transmitted from …

Borrelia miyamotoi is a relapsing fever spirochete transmitted by ticks in the Ixodes ricinus
complex. In the eastern United States, B. miyamotoi is transmitted by I. scapularis, which …

Increasing temperatures due to climate change have contributed to a northward range
expansion of Ixodes scapularis ticks in Canada. These ticks harbour pathogens of public …

Over the past 2 decades, tickborne disease has been increasingly recognized as a threat to
humans as a result of the growing geographic range of ticks. This review describes 2 …

Objectives Borrelia miyamotoi is a relapsing fever Borrelia, transmitted by hard (Ixodes)
ticks, which are also the main vector for Borrelia burgdorferi. A widely used test for …

Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tick-borne spirochete transmitted by ixodid ticks. Current
serologic assays for B. miyamotoi are impacted by genetic similarities to other Borrelia and …