PRO/AH/EDR> Tick-borne relapsing fever – USA: (TX) cave workers, 2017

Tick-borne disease — United States
Campbell SB, et al. Evaluating the risk of tickborne relapsing fever among occupational cavers — Austin, TX, 2017. Presented at: Epidemic Intelligence Service conference; 16-19 Apr 2018; Atlanta.
[Byline: Gerard Gallagher]

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[Relapsing fever is a bacterial infection caused by certain species of the spirochete _Borrelia_. These organisms are able to periodically change their surface protein molecules to evade the host’s immune response, thus causing a