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Rare Disease

tick-borne relapsing fever

MONDO:0001621

Also known as:Relapsing fever, tick-borne

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Overview

An infection that is caused by certain species of Rickettsia or Borrelia, which are transmitted to humans from infected ticks; it is characterized by sudden fever, chills, headaches, myalgia, arthralgia, nausea, and possibly a rash. Symptoms usually persist for two to nine days, then disappear, with recurrence after several weeks if the patient remains untreated.

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Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for tick-borne relapsing fever has been reported in the published literature.

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

1 clinical trial registered. Interventions under study include drug therapy. Pipeline includes 1 NA. Research is primarily sponsored by academic and government institutions.

35 publications have been identified in PubMed for tick-borne relapsing fever. Research spans Basic Science / Preclinical (37%), Epidemiology / Natural History (23%), and Case Report / Case Series (20%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Laboratory research	13	37%

Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC

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