Transmission timeline (IMAGE)

The Francis Crick Institute

Transmission timeline

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Timeline showing when Borrelia recurrentis evolved to become transmitted by lice rather than ticks. 

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Pooja Swali, adapted from Swali, P. (2025). Science

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