Epidemiology of tick-borne borreliosis in Morocco.

Epidemiology of tick-borne borreliosis in Morocco.

BACKGROUND: The presence in Morocco of Argasid ticks of the Ornithodoros erraticus complex, the vector of tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) in North Africa, has been known since 1919, but the disease is rarely diagnosed and few epidemiological data are available. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Betw...

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Main Authors: Georges Diatta, Yassine Souidi, Laurent Granjon, Céline Arnathau, Patrick Durand, Gilles Chauvancy, Youssouph Mané, M'hammed Sarih, Driss Belghyti, François Renaud, Jean-François Trape
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3441398?pdf=render

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