Malaria and the Borrelia infection relapsing fever are diseases with similar symptoms that can occur simultaneously. In such cases, the malaria is moderated while the relapsing fever becomes more ...

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HAMILTON, Mont. - There's important scientific news out of Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton. Scientists have discovered the Bitterroot Valley is home to a tick that carries the bacteria that ...

Researchers suspect a 75-year-old Alabama man came down with tickborne relapsing fever after being bitten by a lone star tick. James Gathany / CDC An Alabama man who came down with a rare tickborne ...

HAMILTON, Mont. – Scientists at Rocky Mountain Laboratories have discovered the Bitterroot Valley is home to a tick that carries the bacteria that causes relapsing fever. Relapsing fever is a ...

Plus–minus values are means ±SD. To convert the values for bilirubin to micromoles per liter, multiply by 17.1. ALT denotes alanine aminotransferase, ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range, ...

While antibiotic treatment is highly effective, soft rick relapsing fever (STRF) can result in severe health complications, including death, if not treated in a timely manner. The authors of a recent ...

A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that tickborne relapsing fever (TBRF) is endemic to the mountainous regions of the western United States, particularly ...

A team of experts believe they’ve confirmed the first U.S. case of tickborne illness caused by a particular bacteria. The case involved a 75-year-old Alabama man who likely caught the germ from a lone ...

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 54, No. 3 (May - Jun., 1934), pp. 295-304 (10 pages) A close relationship, as judged by cross-immunity tests, exists between certain California strains o f ...

Relapsing fever due to Borrelia hermsii is characterized by recurrent bacteremia episodes. However, infection of B. hermsii, if not treated early, can spread to various organs including the central ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through ...