Borrelia hispanica Relapsing Fever, Morocco
We found that 20.5% of patients with an unexplained fever in northwestern Morocco had tick-borne relapsing fever. Molecular detection specific for the 16S rRNA gene identified Borrelia hispanica. The noncoding intergenic spacer sequence domain showed high sensitivity and good resolution for this spe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2009-10-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/10/09-0403_article |