Emerging Infectious Diseases (May 2018)
Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato in Père David Deer and Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks
Abstract
By sequence analysis of 16S rRNA, flaB, p66, and glpQ, we identified Borrelia miyamotoi in 1 of 4 Père David deer (n = 43) seropositive for Borrelia spp. and 1.2% (3/244) of Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks from Dafeng Elk National Natural Reserve, China. Future studies should assess Borrelia pathogenesis in deer.
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