title: Human infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan.
abstract: We confirmed infection of 2 patients with Borrelia miyamotoi in Japan by retrospective surveillance of Lyme disease patients and detection of B. miyamotoi DNA in serum samples. One patient also showed seroconversion for antibody against recombinant glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase of B. miyamotoi. Indigenous relapsing fever should be considered a health concern in Japan.
authors: Kozue
authors: K
authors: Sato
authors: Ai
authors: A
authors: Takano
authors: Satoru
authors: S
authors: Konnai
authors: Minoru
authors: M
authors: Nakao
authors: Takuya
authors: T
authors: Ito
authors: Kojiro
authors: K
authors: Koyama
authors: Minoru
authors: M
authors: Kaneko
authors: Makoto
authors: M
authors: Ohnishi
authors: Hiroki
authors: H
authors: Kawabata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001898:Borrelia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D012061:Relapsing Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012703:Serotyping
keywords: Borrelia miyamotoi; Ixodes persulcatus; Japan; Lyme disease; bacteria; relapsing fever; ticks; vector-borne infections