Ticks are a major group of arthropod vectors, characterized by the diversity of pathogens
they transmit, by their impact on human and animal health, and by their socioeconomic …

Simple Summary Central America is a region that possesses distinct ecological and
socioeconomic characteristics, making it increasingly vulnerable to vector-borne diseases …

Relapsing fever group Borrelia (RFGB) are motile spirochetes transmitted to mammalian or
avian hosts through the bite of hematophagous arthropods, such as soft ticks (Argasidae) …

Tick borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a zoonosis caused by various Borrelia species
transmitted to humans by both soft-bodied and (more recently recognized) hard-bodied ticks …

A diverse array of ixodid and argasid ticks infest dogs and cats in North America, resulting in
skin lesions, blood loss, and disease. The ticks most commonly found on pets in this region …

Borrelia miyamotoi is classified as a relapsing fever spirochete. Although B. miyamotoi is
genetically and ecologically distinct from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, both …

In a recent publication in PLOS ONE, Gabriele Margos and colleagues have questioned the
division of the genus Borrelia into two genera on the basis that the differences in percentage …

In this paper we survey key issues in bacterial taxonomy and review the literature regarding
the recent genus separation proposed for the genus Borrelia. We discuss how information …

Background The recent discovery of emerging relapsing fever group Borrelia (RFGB)
species, such as Borrelia miyamotoi, poses a growing threat to public health. However, the …

Ticks pose significant threats to hosts by transmitting Borrelia spp., which are grouped into
Lyme borreliae, relapsing fever borreliae (RF), and reptiles-and monotremes-associated …