title: Relapsing fever (Borrelia) in an adolescent tourist in Israel.
abstract: A case of an adolescent tourist who contracted relapsing fever (Borrelia) in Israel is presented. Travel in an infested area, a fever of irregular nature, and a strong history of tick bites are clues to diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Brockton Hospital, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: McNamara
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001898:Borrelia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D012061:Relapsing Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*; D014195:Travel