Detection of Borrelia persica Infection in Ornithodoros tholo¬zani Using PCR Targeting rrs Gene and Xenodiagnosis

Background: Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia persica, is an acute tick-borne disease which is transmitted by soft ticks of Ornithodoros tholozani to human.   Methods: Value of PCR and xenodiagnosis for detection of B. persica in O. tholozani ticks was compared. Sixty-four Bor­relia-free ticks were...

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Main Authors: J Rafinejad (Author), N Choubdar (Author), MA Oshaghi (Author), N Piazak (Author), T Satvat (Author), F Mohtarami (Author), A Barmaki (Author)
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Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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