Abstract
Imported Tickborne Relapsing Fever, France
Highlights
In the Old World, Borrelia duttonii is endemic in sub-Saharan East Africa (1) and B. crocidurae and B. hispanica are distributed in West Africa and Mediterranean countries (2)
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of a blood sample and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene identified this bacterium as B. hispanica
Relapsing fevers caused by Borrelia spp. are rarely reported in travelers from disease-endemic countries
Summary
3. Chokephaibulkit K, Uiprasertkul M, Puthavathana P, Chearskul P, Auewarakul P, Dowell SF, et al A child with avian influenza A (H5N1) infection. 5. Ungchusak K, Auewarakul P, Dowell SF, Kitphati R, Auwanit W, Puthavathana P, et al Probable person-to-person transmission of avian influenza A (H5N1). Cumulative number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza A/(H5N1) reported to WHO. In the Old World, Borrelia duttonii is endemic in sub-Saharan East Africa (1) and B. crocidurae and B. hispanica are distributed in West Africa and Mediterranean countries (2).
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