Volume 8, Number 2—February 2002
Perspective
Vector Interactions and Molecular Adaptations of Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fever Spirochetes Associated with Transmission by Ticks
Tom G. Schwan*
and Joseph Piesman†
and Joseph Piesman†
Table
Diseases caused by infection with Borrelia species
| Disease | No. of species | Arthropod vector |
|---|---|---|
| Lyme disease | 3a | Hard ticks (Ixodes spp.) |
| Tick-borne relapsing fever | 21b | Soft ticks (Ornithodoros spp.) |
| Avian borreliosis | 1c | Soft ticks (Argas spp.) |
| Bovine borreliosis | 1d | Hard ticks (Boophilus spp.) |
| Louse-borne relapsing fever | 1 | Body louse (Pediculus) |
aBorrelia burgdorferi, B. garinii, and B. afzelii are known human pathogens.
bSome species of Borrelia associated with Ornithodoros ticks are of unknown pathogenicity.
cB. anserina.
dB. theileri.
eB. recurrentis.
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