Abstract
Louseborne Relapsing Fever in Young Migrants, Sicily, Italy, July-September 2015.
Highlights
We report 3 cases of louseborne relapsing fever (LBRF) in migrants from Somalia to refugee camps in Sicily, Italy
Patient 1 was a 13-old-boy from Somalia who arrived in Palermo, Italy, on July 11, 2015, after traveling though Libya
Patient 3 was a 17-year-old boy from Somalia who arrived in Trapani, Italy, on September 4, 2015
Summary
6. Bah EI, Lamah MC, Fletcher T, Jacob ST, Brett-Major DM, Sall AA, et al Clinical presentation of patients with Ebola virus disease in Conakry, Guinea. 9. Wolf T, Kann G, Becker S, Stephan C, Brodt HR, de Leuw P, et al Severe Ebola virus disease with vascular leakage and multiorgan failure: treatment of a patient in intensive care. To the Editor: During the early 20th century, at the end of World War I, and during World War II, louseborne relapsing fever (LBRF) caused by Borrelia recurrentis was a major public health problem, especially in eastern Europe and northern Africa (1,2).
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