Incidence of tick-borne relapsing fever in west Africa: longitudinal study
Incidence of tick-borne relapsing fever in west Africa: longitudinal study
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London: Elsevier Ltd
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English
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London: Elsevier Ltd
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The ongoing drought in sub-Saharan countries has led to the colonisation of west African Savanna by
Ornithodoros sonrai; this tick acts as a vector for
Borrelia crocidurae, which causes tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF). Our aim was to ascertain the incidence of TBRF in west Africa.
From 1990 to 2003, we monitored the incidence of TBRF in...
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Incidence of tick-borne relapsing fever in west Africa: longitudinal study
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68609052
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68609052
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0140-6736
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1474-547X
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10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68968-X
