Malaria and the Borrelia infection relapsing fever are diseases with similar symptoms that can occur simultaneously. In such cases, the malaria is moderated while the relapsing fever becomes more ...

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have genetically analyzed the remains of former soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812. They detected two pathogens, those responsible for paratyphoid fever ...

Researchers have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through lice rather than ticks, and how it gained ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through ...

During 2012 to 2021, 251 cases of soft tick relapsing fever (STRF), caused by certain Borrelia spirochetes and transmitted to humans by soft-bodied Ornithodoros ticks, were reported in 11 states, ...

A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that tickborne relapsing fever (TBRF) is endemic to the mountainous regions of the western United States, particularly ...

Researchers suspect a 75-year-old Alabama man came down with tickborne relapsing fever after being bitten by a lone star tick. James Gathany / CDC An Alabama man who came down with a rare tickborne ...

While antibiotic treatment is highly effective, soft rick relapsing fever (STRF) can result in severe health complications, including death, if not treated in a timely manner. The authors of a recent ...

A team of experts believe they’ve confirmed the first U.S. case of tickborne illness caused by a particular bacteria. The case involved a 75-year-old Alabama man who likely caught the germ from a lone ...

It started with a fever in October 2021. The patient, an adult man in the San Francisco area, suffered through night sweats and nausea for a day before his symptoms resolved. He felt better — until ...

IN this account of the Serbian epidemics of typhus and relapsing fever in 1915, Col. William Hunter makes a very interesting and valuable contribution to the medical literature of the war. The Serbian ...