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.
Keywords: Austria; Borrelia miyamotoi; bacteria; recurrent fever; rituximab; tickborne infections; vector-borne infections.