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Human Borreliosis Caused by a New World Relapsing Fever Borrelia–like Organism in the Old World

Human Borreliosis Caused by a New World Relapsing Fever Borrelia–like Organism in the Old World

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Human Borreliosis Caused by a New World Relapsing Fever Borrelia–like Organism in the Old World

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Human Borreliosis Caused by a New World Relapsing Fever Borrelia–like Organism in the Old World

Publisher

US: Oxford University Press

Journal title

Clinical infectious diseases, 2019-06, Vol.69 (1), p.107-112

Language

English

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US: Oxford University Press

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Abstract
Background
Relapsing fever is an infectious disease previously neglected in Africa, which imposes a large public health burden in the country. We aimed to investigate and report on a case of relapsing fever borreliosis in Zambia.
Methods
A previously unknown Borrelia species was isolated from the blood of a febrile patient. Inv...

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Human Borreliosis Caused by a New World Relapsing Fever Borrelia–like Organism in the Old World

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2133435675

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2133435675

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ISSN

1058-4838

E-ISSN

1537-6591

DOI

10.1093/cid/ciy850

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