title: Tickborne relapsing fever in Israel.
abstract: We evaluated the epidemiology of relapsing fever from 1971 to 2003 in Israel. In civilians, incidence declined from 0.35 to 0.11 cases per 100,000 persons annually; in military personnel it averaged 6.4 cases per 100,000 persons annually. These data imply that the pathogen and vector continue to exist in Israel.
authors.affiliation: Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sidi
authors.forename: Nadav
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Davidovitch
authors.forename: Ran D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Balicer
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Anis
authors.forename: Itamar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grotto
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D026861:Ornithodoros / Q000382:microbiology; D012061:Relapsing Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*