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    Louse-borne relapsing fever: How the pathogen evades the immune system

    2026-06-11T13:56:00Z

    A research team has now identified and characterized five closely related proteins that are crucial for the survival of Borrelia recurrentis in the human body. These so-called Chi proteins appear to have evolved from a common ancestor and are therefore considered homologous.