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Detection of Borrelia miyamotoi in Ixodes nipponensis in Korea

Choon Mee Kim, Ji Won Seo, Dong‐Min Kim, Na Ra Yun, Jung Wook Park, Jae Keun Chung, Hyun Jae Song

PLoS ONE · 2019 · 13 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

Our study has shown the harboring of B. miyamotoi by I. nipponensis in South Korea. Morphological and molecular genetic analyses revealed that, in South Korea, I. nipponensis could potentially transmit B. miyamotoi to humans.

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