RT Book, Section A1 Philip, Susan S. A2 Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 McPhee, Stephen J. A2 Rabow, Michael W. SR Print(0) ID 1175788311 T1 Borrelia Miyamotoi Disease T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021 YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260469868 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175788311 RD 2022/07/05 AB B miyamotoi disease is an emerging spirochetal disease caused by B miyamotoi subspecies, which are taxonomically closely related to Borrelia recurrentis and Borrelia hermsii, the agents of relapsing fever. Like Lyme disease, it is tick-borne via hard Ixodes ticks. It is not transmitted via the soft ticks associated with the Borrelia species that cause relapsing fever.