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SUBMITTER: Trinachartvanit W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4920998 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Trinachartvanit Wachareeporn W Hirunkanokpun Supanee S Sudsangiem Ronnayuth R Lijuan Wanwisa W Boonkusol Duangjai D Baimai Visut V Ahantarig Arunee A
Parasites & vectors 20160624 1
<h4>Background</h4>Species of the genus Borrelia are causative agents of Lyme disease and relapsing fever. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the northern hemisphere. However, in some parts of the world Lyme borreliosis and relapsing fever may be caused by novel Borrelia genotypes. Herein, we report the presence of a Borrelia sp. in an Amblyomma varanense collected from Python reticulatus.<h4>Methods</h4>Ticks were collected from snakes, identified to species leve ...[more]