Historical overview and update on relapsing fever group Borrelia in Latin America

ÁA Faccini-Martínez, CR Silva-Ramos… - Parasites & …, 2022‏ - Springer
Relapsing fever group Borrelia (RFGB) are motile spirochetes transmitted to mammalian or
avian hosts through the bite of hematophagous arthropods, such as soft ticks (Argasidae) …

Molecular evidence of Borrelia spp. in bats from Córdoba Department, northwest Colombia

Y López, S Muñoz-Leal, C Martínez, C Guzmán… - Parasites & …, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract Background The genus Borrelia is composed of two well-defined monophyletic
groups, the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex (Bb) and the relapsing fever (RF) group …

Experimental transmission of a novel relapsing fever group Borrelia harbored by Ornithodoros octodontus (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Chile

A Santodomingo, R Thomas, M Thompson… - … and Applied Acarology, 2024‏ - Springer
Tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes of genus Borrelia thrive in enzootic cycles involving
Ornithodoros spp.(Argasidae) mainly, and rodents. The isolation of these spirochetes …

Molecular survey of tick-borne infectious agents in cricetid rodents (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in Central and Southern Chile

MM Ardila, R Thomas, A Santodomingo… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Tick-borne infectious agents (TBIAs) include several bacteria and protozoa that can infect
vertebrates, including humans. Some of these agents can cause important diseases from …

Identification and characterization of a novel Pavlovskyella (Acari: Argasidae) from Chile, parasite of the culpeo fox (Lycalopex culpaeus)

S Muñoz-Leal, AR Kneubehl, K Ardiles… - Journal of Medical …, 2025‏ - academic.oup.com
Soft ticks (Argasidae) of the subgenus Pavlovskyella Pospelova-Shtrom are worldwide
distributed parasites of medical importance. However, the systematics of the subgenus are …