Louse-borne relapsing fever in a refugee from Somalia arriving in Belgium

[en] We report a case of louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) in a refugee from Somalia who had arrived in Belgium a few days earlier. He complained of myalgia and secondarily presented fever. Blood smears revealed spirochetes later identified as Borrelia recurrentis. LBRF should be considered in countries hosting refugees, particularly those who transit through endemic regions.

Disciplines :

Immunology & infectious disease

Author, co-author :

DARCIS, Gilles ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service des maladies infectieuses - médecine interne

Hayette, Marie-Pierre ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Bactériologie, mycologie, parasitologie, virologie

BONTEMS, Sébastien ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service de microbiologie clinique

SAUVAGE, Anne-Sophie ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service des maladies infectieuses - médecine interne

MEURIS, Christelle ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service des maladies infectieuses - médecine interne

Van Esbroeck, Marjan

LEONARD, Philippe ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service des maladies infectieuses - médecine interne

Language :

English

Title :

Louse-borne relapsing fever in a refugee from Somalia arriving in Belgium

Alternative titles :

[fr] Fièvre récurrente à Borrelia recurrentis

Publication date :

March 2016

Journal title :

Journal of Travel Medicine

ISSN :

1195-1982

eISSN :

1708-8305

Publisher :

Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, United Kingdom

Volume :

Issue :

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Additional URL :

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taw009

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