Case Report: The First Borrelia yangtzensis Infection in a Human in Korea.

ABSTRACT: Borrelia yangtzensis has been identified in rodents and ticks in China and Japan. A 57-year-old woman with bite mark was diagnosed with B. yangtzensis infection via molecular and serological testing. Here, we report the first case of human infection caused by B. yangtzensis in Korea.

SUBMITTER: Kim CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8733495 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature