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Borrelia crocidurae meningoencephalitis, West Africa.

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Borrelia crocidurae-associated relapsing fever is endemic to West Africa and is considered benign. We report 4 patients with B. crocidurae-associated neurologic symptoms; 2 of their cases had been misdiagnosed. Frequency and severity of this disease could be underestimated; molecular methods and serodiagnostic tests for Lyme disease might be helpful in its detection.

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Mycology

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hal-00817995 , version 1 (25-04-2013)

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Sandrine Goutier, Elisabeth Ferquel, Claudine Pinel, Annick Bosseray, Bruno Hoen, et al.. Borrelia crocidurae meningoencephalitis, West Africa.. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013, 19 (2), pp.301-4. ⟨10.3201/eid1902.121325⟩. ⟨hal-00817995⟩
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