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Case Reports
. 2017 Jun;45(3):373-376.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-017-0987-2. Epub 2017 Feb 4.

Louse-borne relapsing fever in a refugee from Mali

Cecilia Grecchi  1 , Paola Zanotti  2 , Agostina Pontarelli  3 , Erika Chiari  2 , Lina Rachele Tomasoni  4 , Maurizio Gulletta  4 , Anna Barbui  5 , Silvio Caligaris  4 , Alberto Matteelli  2 , Francesco Castelli  2
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Louse-borne relapsing fever in a refugee from Mali

Cecilia Grecchi et al. Infection. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Introduction: Due to the increasing number of refugees from East Africa, louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) has become an emergent disease in Europe. No single case of LBRF has been reported in Europe in refugees from other parts of Africa.

Case report: We report a case of LBRF in a refugee from Mali, likely acquired in Libya, where several migration routes into Europe meet. The disease must be considered in any febrile refugee regardless the country of origin.

Keywords: Borrelia recurrentis; Europe; Fever; Libya; Louse-borne recurrentis fever; Mali; Migrants; Pediculus humanus humanus; Refugee.

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