Exposure in Horses to Human Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Agent Borrelia persica, Israel, 2025

Dor Shwartz; Lior Haras; Yaarit Nachum-Biala; Sharon Tirosh-Levy; Amir Steinman; Gad Baneth

doi:10.3201/eid3205.251283

Exposure in Horses to Human Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Agent Borrelia persica, Israel, 2025

Dor Shwartz^*
, Lior Haras
, Yaarit Nachum-Biala
, Sharon Tirosh-Levy
, Amir Steinman
, Gad Baneth

^*Corresponding author for this work

The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine

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Human tick-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia persica is common in western Asia. A survey of 301 horses in Israel revealed 9.96% seropositivity toward B. persica antigens; 1 horse (0.33%) was also PCR positive for B. persica DNA. Phylogenetic analysis supported a transmission cycle involving ticks, humans, and horses.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	749-752
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	32
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3205.251283
State	Published - May 2026

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