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.
Sarih
M'hammed
M
Institut Pasteur, Casablanca, Morocco.
Garnier
Martine
M
Boudebouch
Najma
N
Bouattour
Ali
A
Rihani
Abdelaziz
A
Hassar
Mohammed
M
Gern
Lise
L
Postic
Danièle
D
Cornet
Muriel
M
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