Human <i>Borrelia miyamotoi</i> Infection, Austria
Selma Tobudic, Heinz Burgmann, Gerold Stanek, Stefan Winkler, Anna‐Margarita Schötta, Markus Obermüller, Mateusz Markowicz, Heimo Lagler
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
Borreliarelapsing feverGiemsa stainVirologyBiologyPhylogenetic treeHuman bloodMicrobiologyBorrelia burgdorferiImmunologyGeneticsGeneAntibodyPhysiologyVector-borne infectious diseasesVector-Borne Animal DiseasesViral Infections and Vectors