Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is a classical epidemic disease, which in the past was
associated with war, famine, poverty, forced migration, and crowding under poor hygienic …

The study of relapsing fever borreliae in Africa has long suffered from the use of non-specific
laboratory tools for the direct detection of these spirochetes in clinical and vector specimens …

Relapsing fever is an arthropod‐borne infection that occurs in two forms: tick‐borne
relapsing fever (TBRF) and louse‐borne relapsing fever (LBRF). The etiologic agents of …

Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF), caused by Borrelia recurrentis is 1 of the most
dangerous arthropod-borne diseases. Infection is thought to occur through louse crushing …

Bacteria of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, responsible for Lyme disease, are
members of the spirochetes phylum. Diagnostic difficulties of Lyme disease are partly due to …

Although relapsing fever remains a big problem, recently described host–pathogen
interactions, diagnostics and molecular biology advances such as completed genome …

Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia persica is an acute tick-borne disease infecting people
in the Middle East. A PCR test targeting the glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase …

Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia bacteria is often obscured by malaria and incorrectly
treated. Here a novel method for diagnosis is presented. The method is cheap, simple and …

Background Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) remains a cause of sporadic illness and
occasional outbreaks in Ethiopia and other east African countries in overcrowded and …

Relapsing fever (RF) is caused by tick-and louse-borne Borrelia spp., is characterized by
recurrent fever, and is often misdiagnosed as malaria. Because of submicroscopic …