Borrelia crocidurae Meningoencephalitis, West Africa
Borrelia crocidurae–associated relapsing fever is endemic to West Africa and is considered benign. We report 4 patients with B. crocidurae–associated neurologic symptoms; 2 of their cases had been misdiagnosed. Frequency and severity of this disease could be underestimated; molecular methods and se...
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| author | Sandrine Goutier Elisabeth Ferquel Claudine Pinel Annick Bosseray Bruno Hoen Gérard Couetdic Amina Bourahoui Claire Lapostolle Hervé Pelloux Martine Garnier Natacha Sertour Isabelle Pelloux Patricia Pavese Muriel Cornet |
| author_facet | Sandrine Goutier Elisabeth Ferquel Claudine Pinel Annick Bosseray Bruno Hoen Gérard Couetdic Amina Bourahoui Claire Lapostolle Hervé Pelloux Martine Garnier Natacha Sertour Isabelle Pelloux Patricia Pavese Muriel Cornet |
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| description | Borrelia crocidurae–associated relapsing fever is endemic to West Africa and is considered benign. We report 4 patients with B. crocidurae–associated neurologic symptoms; 2 of their cases had been misdiagnosed. Frequency and severity of this disease could be underestimated; molecular methods and serodiagnostic tests for Lyme disease might be helpful in its detection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5865a16a5e884917a6dbfb0e2caa350b2022-12-22T00:55:21ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592013-02-0119230130410.3201/eid1902.121325Borrelia crocidurae Meningoencephalitis, West AfricaSandrine GoutierElisabeth FerquelClaudine PinelAnnick BosserayBruno HoenGérard CouetdicAmina BourahouiClaire LapostolleHervé PellouxMartine GarnierNatacha SertourIsabelle PellouxPatricia PaveseMuriel CornetBorrelia crocidurae–associated relapsing fever is endemic to West Africa and is considered benign. We report 4 patients with B. crocidurae–associated neurologic symptoms; 2 of their cases had been misdiagnosed. Frequency and severity of this disease could be underestimated; molecular methods and serodiagnostic tests for Lyme disease might be helpful in its detection.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/2/12-1325_articleBorrelia crociduraemeningitisencephalitismolecular diagnosisWest AfricaBorrelia meningitis |
| spellingShingle | Sandrine Goutier Elisabeth Ferquel Claudine Pinel Annick Bosseray Bruno Hoen Gérard Couetdic Amina Bourahoui Claire Lapostolle Hervé Pelloux Martine Garnier Natacha Sertour Isabelle Pelloux Patricia Pavese Muriel Cornet Borrelia crocidurae Meningoencephalitis, West Africa Emerging Infectious Diseases Borrelia crocidurae meningitis encephalitis molecular diagnosis West Africa Borrelia meningitis |
| title | Borrelia crocidurae Meningoencephalitis, West Africa |
| title_full | Borrelia crocidurae Meningoencephalitis, West Africa |
| title_fullStr | Borrelia crocidurae Meningoencephalitis, West Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Borrelia crocidurae Meningoencephalitis, West Africa |
| title_short | Borrelia crocidurae Meningoencephalitis, West Africa |
| title_sort | borrelia crocidurae meningoencephalitis west africa |
| topic | Borrelia crocidurae meningitis encephalitis molecular diagnosis West Africa Borrelia meningitis |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/2/12-1325_article |
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