title: Louseborne Relapsing Fever among East African Refugees, Italy, 2015.
abstract: During June 9-September 30, 2015, five cases of louseborne relapsing fever were identified in Turin, Italy. All 5 cases were in young refugees from Somalia, 2 of whom had lived in Italy since 2011. Our report seems to confirm the possibility of local transmission of louse-borne relapsing fever.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucchini
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lipani
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Mariaelisabetta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scarvaglieri
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balbiano
authors.forename: Sinibaldo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carosella
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calcagno
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Audagnotto
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Barbui
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brossa
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ghisetti
authors.forename: Ivano
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dal Conte
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caramello
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Perri
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D001898:Borrelia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012036:Refugees; D012061:Relapsing Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: Borrelia recurrentis; East Africa; Italy; Relapsing fever; bacteria; lice; refugees; vector-borne infections
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