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. 2013 Feb;19(2):301-4.
doi: 10.3201/eid1902.121325.

Borrelia crocidurae meningoencephalitis, West Africa

Sandrine Goutier  1 , Elisabeth Ferquel, Claudine Pinel, Annick Bosseray, Bruno Hoen, Gérard Couetdic, Amina Bourahoui, Claire Lapostolle, Hervé Pelloux, Martine Garnier, Natacha Sertour, Isabelle Pelloux, Patricia Pavese, Muriel Cornet
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Borrelia crocidurae meningoencephalitis, West Africa

Sandrine Goutier et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

Borrelia crocidurae-associated relapsing fever is endemic to West Africa and is considered benign. We report 4 patients with B. crocidurae-associated neurologic symptoms; 2 of their cases had been misdiagnosed. Frequency and severity of this disease could be underestimated; molecular methods and serodiagnostic tests for Lyme disease might be helpful in its detection.

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