Geographic variation in the distribution of hard tick relapsing fever spirochete (Borrelia miyamotoi) (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) genotypes in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs and adults in the eastern United States.

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Borrelia miyamotoi Fukunaga (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae), the etiological agent of hard tick relapsing fever, has been detected at low prevalence in Ixodes spp. (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks from the Northern Hemisphere. Genetically distinct populations of B. miyamotoi have been described across continents and among Ixodes tick species distributed within continents. Within the eastern United States, a previous...

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