title: Louse-borne relapsing fever among East African refugees in Europe.
abstract: Louse-borne relapsing fever a neglected and forgotten disease by western physicians has recently re-emerged among East African migrants seeking asylum in Europe. We review here the cases observed so far together with a critical reappraisal of several issues regarding clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences Luigi Sacco, University of Milano, Italy; III Division of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milano, Italy. Electronic address: spinello.antinori@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Spinello
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Antinori
authors.affiliation: Aix-Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm U1095, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France. Electronic address: olegussss1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Oleg
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mediannikov
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences Luigi Sacco, University of Milano, Italy; III Division of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milano, Italy. Electronic address: mario.corbellino@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corbellino
authors.affiliation: Aix-Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm U1095, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France. Electronic address: didier.raoult@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000818:Animals; D001898:Borrelia / Q000502:physiology; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010374:Pediculus / Q000382:microbiology*; D012036:Refugees; D012061:Relapsing Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission
keywords: Borrelia recurrentis; East Africa; Louse-borne relapsing fever; Refugees