A Focus of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in Southern Zaire
A Focus of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in Southern Zaire
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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Relapsing fevers occur worldwide and are characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and spirochetemia. In central, eastern, and southern Africa, the disease is often caused by Borrelia duttonii, which is transmitted by the soft tick Ornithodoros moubata. We conducted a field investigation in September 1994 at a hospital in Mitwaba, southern Zaire...
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A Focus of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in Southern Zaire
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_79169479
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_79169479
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1058-4838
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1537-6591
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10.1086/514496
