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- Title
Louseborne Relapsing Fever among East African Refugees, Italy, 2015.
- Authors
Lucchini, Anna; Lipani, Filippo; Costa, Cecilia; Scarvaglieri, Mariaelisabetta; Balbiano, Rosanna; Carosella, Sinibaldo; Calcagno, Andrea; Audagnotto, Sabrina; Barbui, Anna Maria; Brossa, Silvia; Ghisetti, Valeria; Dal Conte, Ivano; Caramello, Pietro; Di Perri, Giovanni
- 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.
- Subjects
ITALY; RELAPSING fever; INSECTS as carriers of disease; LICE; EAST Africans; REFUGEES
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016, Vol 22, Issue 2, p298
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2202.151768