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Case Reports
. 2012 Apr;18(4):697-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1804.111771.

Meningoencephalitis complicating relapsing fever in traveler returning from Senegal

Emmanuel Bottieau, Elric Verbruggen, Camille Aubry, Cristina Socolovschi, Erika Vlieghe
Case Reports

Meningoencephalitis complicating relapsing fever in traveler returning from Senegal

Emmanuel Bottieau et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Apr.
No abstract available

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