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Borrelia bavariensis in Questing Ixodes ricinus Ticks, United Kingdom

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  • Grace Plahe
  • Jessica L. Hall
  • David Johnson
  • Lucy Gilbert
  • Richard J. Birtles
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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/10/2023
<mark>Journal</mark>Emerging Infectious Diseases
Issue number10
Volume29
Number of pages3
Pages (from-to)2173-2175
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date18/09/23
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

We detected Borrelia bavariensis in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected near 2 towns in the United Kingdom. Human B. bavariensis infections have not been reported previously in the country, underscoring the value of tick surveillance to warn of emerging human disease. B. bavariensis should be considered in patients with suspected neuroborreliosis.