Isolation and genetic characterization of a relapsing fever spirochete isolated from Ornithodoros puertoricensis collected in central Panama.

• Main Authors: Sergio E Bermúdez (Author), Brittany A Armstrong (Author), Lillian Domínguez (Author), Aparna Krishnavajhala (Author), Alexander R Kneubehl (Author), Sarah M Gunter (Author), Adam Replogle (Author), Jeannine M Petersen (Author), Job E Lopez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) spirochetes are likely an overlooked cause of disease in Latin America. In Panama, the pathogens were first reported to cause human disease in the early 1900s. Recent collections of Ornithodoros puertoricensis from human dwellings in Panama prompted our interest to...