Emerging infectious diseases · 2020 · 13 citations · 7 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyBacteriologyHost-pathogen InteractionsMedical MicrobiologyBacterial InfectionsDisease EcologyEmerging Zoonotic DiseasesPathogen BiologyZoonotic Disease DiagnosisZoonotic InfectionsBacterial Zoonotic DiseasesEmerging Zoonotic BacteriaGeographic Distribution DynamicsInfectious Disease EcologyZoonotic Disease EcologyZoonotic Pathogen Characterization
We identified Candidatus Borrelia fainii, a human pathogenic bacterium causing New World relapsing fever in a Myotis bat in eastern China. This finding expands knowledge about the geographic distribution of Borrelia spp. and the potential for infection with New World relapsing fever in China.
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