Detection of Tickborne Relapsing Fever Spirochete, Austin, Texas, USA
Jack D. Bissett, Suzanne Ledet, Aparna Krishnavajhala, Brittany A. Armstrong, Anna Klioueva, Christopher Sexton, Adam Replogle, Martin E. Schriefer, and Job E. Lopez
Author affiliations: Seton Medical Center, Austin Texas, USA (J.D. Bissett, S. Ledet); Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA (A. Krishnavajhala, B.A. Armstrong, J.E. Lopez); Austin Public Health, Austin (A. Klioueva); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (C. Sexton, A. Replogle, M.E. Schriefer)
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Figure 1. Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smear of a 34-year-old woman with tickborne relapsing fever, Austin, Texas, USA, showing 2 spirochetes (arrows). Scale bar indicates 20 μm.
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