Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever (Borrelia recurrentis) in a Somali Refugee Arriving in Italy: A Re-emerging Infection in Europe?

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 May 5;10(5):e0004522. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004522. eCollection 2016 May.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Borrelia / classification*
  • Borrelia / genetics
  • Borrelia Infections / epidemiology*
  • Borrelia Infections / microbiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Insect Vectors / microbiology
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Lice Infestations / complications*
  • Male
  • Phthiraptera / microbiology
  • Phylogeny
  • Refugees*
  • Somalia / epidemiology
  • Young Adult

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.