Tickborne Relapsing Fever Diagnosis Obscured by Malaria, Togo

Given the prevalence of relapsing fever (RF) in Senegal, this disease may cause illness and death in other areas of West Africa. We performed a cross-sectional, clinic-based study to investigate the presence of RF in Togo during 2002–2004. Blood samples from patients with fever were examined for RF...

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Main Authors: Annika Nordstrand, Ignas Bunikis, Christer Larsson, Kodjo Tsogbe, Tom G. Schwan, Mikael Nilsson, Sven Bergström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/1/06-0670_article