| Borrelia duttoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Borreliaceae |
| Genus: | Borrelia |
| Species: | B. duttoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Borrelia duttoni (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980) | |
Borrelia duttoni (formerly known asSpirochaeta duttoni)[1] is a species ofBorrelia.[2] It is the endemic causative agent oftick-borne relapsing fever in parts ofsub-Saharan Africa, andMadagascar. It is transmitted by the soft-bodied tickOrnithodoros moubata which sheds the pathogen in its saliva andcoxal fluid. Vertical transmission occurs in ticks which thus appear to represent the major reservoir of this pathogen. Humans appear to be the sole vertebrate host ofB. duttoni, although chickens and pigs may be infected according to research performed in East Africa.[3][4] Human disease is characterised by a long incubation period, numerous brief recurrences, and frequent ocular involvement. Infection results immunity which is enduring but strain-specific.[5]
It is named afterJoseph Everett Dutton, who died of the disease in 1905 while he andJohn Lancelot Todd were investigating "tick fever".[6]
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