Borrelia hispanica Relapsing Fever, Morocco

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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Main Authors: M’hammed Sarih, Martine Garnier, Najma Boudebouch, Ali Bouattour, Abdelaziz Rihani, Mohammed Hassar, Lise Gern, Danièle Postic, Muriel Cornet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Relapsing fever
Borrelia hispanica
molecular diagnosis
bacteria
vector-borne infections
Morocco
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/10/09-0403_article

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