A novel animal model of Borrelia recurrentis louse-borne relapsing fever borreliosis using immunodeficient mice.

Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) borreliosis is caused by Borrelia recurrentis, and it is a deadly although treatable disease that is endemic in the Horn of Africa but has epidemic potential. Research on LBRF has been severely hampered because successful infection with B. recurrentis has been achi...

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Main Authors: Christer Larsson, Jenny Lundqvist, Nico van Rooijen, Sven Bergström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2742892?pdf=render