Ornithodoros savignyi, the Tick Vector of “Candidatus Borrelia kalaharica” in Nigeria

Citation

Cutler et al. (2018). Journal of Clinical Microbiology 56 (9)

Names (1)

Ca. Borrelia kalaharica

Subjects

Microbiology (medical)

Abstract

Endemic tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) has not been documented in Nigeria, yet clinically compatible cases have been described, and soft tick species are endemic in surrounding countries. Consequently, our aim was to investigate if TBRF-associated Borrelia is present in Nigeria.

Authors

• Cutler, Sally J. (first)
• Idris, Jibrin M. (additional)
• Ahmed, Akeem O. (additional)
• Elelu, Nusirat (additional)

Publication date

2018-09-01

DOI

10.1128/jcm.00532-18