Castilla-Guerra, LuisMarín-Martín, JorgeColmenero-Camacho, Miguel Angel2017-02-222017-02-222016-12Castilla-Guerra L, Marín-Martín J, Colmenero-Camacho MA. Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever, Southern Spain, 2004-2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016, 22(12):2217-2219.1080-6040http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2587Surveillance data indicate that tickborne diseases are substantial and increasing global public health problems (1). Various pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and helminthes, are transmitted from ticks to vertebrates (2). Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a zoonosis that is enzootic in many countries (3). This illness is caused by >10 Borrelia species and is transmitted to humans through the bite of soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros (3).enBorreliaOrnithodorosEspañaBacteriaMeningitiszoonosisArgasidaeMordeduras y picadurasFiebre recurrenteEnfermedades por picaduras de garrapatasMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::AnimalsMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Invertebrates::Arthropods::Arachnida::Acari::Ticks::ArgasidaeMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Wounds and Injuries::Bites and StingsMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Bacteria::Gram-Negative Bacteria::Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria::Gram-Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods::Spirochaetaceae::BorreliaMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::HumansMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Invertebrates::Arthropods::Arachnida::Acari::Ticks::Argasidae::OrnithodorosMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Population Characteristics::Health::Public HealthMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Bacterial Infections::Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections::Borrelia Infections::Relapsing FeverMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Bacterial Infections::Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections::Tick-Borne DiseasesMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::VertebratesMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::VirusesMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Zoonosesletter27442975open access10.3201/eid2212.1608701080-6059PMC5189161