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An Evidence Based Rationale For Making Tick - Borne Relapsing Fever A Nationally Notifiable Disease, Kyle M. Hatcher
An Evidence Based Rationale For Making Tick - Borne Relapsing Fever A Nationally Notifiable Disease, Kyle M. Hatcher
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Tick – borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is globally dispersed, and within the United States is found primarily in the mid – west, south - west, and north – west portions of the country. TBRF is a disease which causes patients to experience flu – like symptoms and is distinguished by multiple relapses of high fever which can cause individuals to be hospitalized multiple times over months. TBRF is caused by Borrelia spp. spirochetes and spread by Onthidoros spp. soft – shelled ticks. First diagnosed in the early 20th century, the disease has gone underdiagnosed and has attracted little attention for …