Louse-borne relapsing fever a neglected and forgotten disease by western physicians has recently re-emerged among East African migrants seeking asylum in Europe. We review here the cases observed so far together with a critical reappraisal of several issues regarding clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment.

Louse-borne relapsing fever among East African refugees in Europe / S. Antinori, O. Mediannikov, M. Corbellino, D. Raoult. - In: TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE. - ISSN 1477-8939. - 14:2(2016 Mar), pp. 110-114. [10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.01.004]

Louse-borne relapsing fever among East African refugees in Europe

S. Antinori
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2016

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Louse-borne relapsing fever a neglected and forgotten disease by western physicians has recently re-emerged among East African migrants seeking asylum in Europe. We review here the cases observed so far together with a critical reappraisal of several issues regarding clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment.
Borrelia recurrentis; Louse-borne relapsing fever; refugees; East Africa
Settore MED/17 - Malattie Infettive
mar-2016
29-gen-2016
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