Brief reportBorrelia Hermsii Causing Relapsing Fever and Uveitis
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Supported by unrestricted funds from Research to Prevent Blindness, New York, New York, and the Stan and Madelle Rosenfeld Family Trust, Portland, Oregon. J.T.R. is also a Senior Scholar supported by Research to Prevent Blindness.