1. Borrelia hispanica Relapsing Fever, Morocco.
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Sarih, M'hammed, Garnier, Martine, Boudebouch, Najma, Bouattour, Ali, Rihani, Abdelaziz, Hassar, Mohammed, Gern, Lise, Postic, Danièle, and Cornet, Muriel
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RELAPSING fever ,BORRELIA ,FEVER ,TICK-borne diseases ,RNA - Abstract
We found that 20.5% of patients with an unexplained fever in northwestern Morocco had tick-borne relapsing fever. Molecular detection specific for the 16S rRNA gene identified Borrelia hispanica. The noncoding intergenic spacer sequence domain showed high sensitivity and good resolution for this species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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