Borrelia hispanica relapsing fever, Morocco.
We found that 20.5% of patients with an unexplained fever in northwestern Morocco had tick-borne relapsing fever. Molecular detection specific for the 16S rRNA gene identified Borrelia hispanica. The noncoding intergenic spacer sequence domain showed high sensitivity and good resolution for this species.
Institut Pasteur, Casablanca, Morocco.
M'hammed
M
Sarih
Martine
M
Garnier
Najma
N
Boudebouch
Ali
A
Bouattour
Abdelaziz
A
Rihani
Mohammed
M
Hassar
Lise
L
Gern
Danièle
D
Postic
Muriel
M
Cornet
D001898:Borrelia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012061:Relapsing Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*
D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S