Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection, Austria

Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep;26(9):2201-2204. doi: 10.3201/eid2609.191501.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Austria
  • Borrelia* / genetics
  • Europe
  • Humans
  • Ixodes*
  • Phylogeny

Supplementary concepts

  • Borrelia miyamotoi