Tick- and louse-borne relapsing fever
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- Infections caused by Borrelia spp.
- Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is caused by non-Lyme Borrelia species
- Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is caused by B. recurrentis
| Species | Vector | Distribution | Reservoir |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBRF | |||
| B. hermsii | Ornithodoros hermsii | Western US and Canada (most common) | Rodent |
| B. turicatae | O. turicata | Southwestern US | Rodent |
| B. parkeri | O. parkeri | Western US and Baja California | Rodent |
| B. mazzottii | O. talaje | Mexico and Central America | Rodent |
| B. venezuelensis | O. rudis | South America | Rodent |
| B. crocidurae | O. erraticus | Middle East | Rodent |
| B. hispanica | O. marocanus | Iberian peninsula and North Africa | |
| LBRF | |||
| B. recurrentis | Pediculus humanus | Ethiopia/Eastern Africa (previously worldwide) | |
| Other | |||
| B. miyamotoi | Ixodes dammini and I. scapularis | US, Russia, and Japan | Deer |
| B. lonestari | Amblyomma americanum | Southern US | Deer & lizards |
