Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2016)

Louseborne Relapsing Fever among East African Refugees, Italy, 2015

  • Anna Lucchini,
  • Filippo Lipani,
  • Cecilia Costa,
  • Mariaelisabetta Scarvaglieri,
  • Rosanna Balbiano,
  • Sinibaldo Carosella,
  • Andrea Calcagno,
  • Sabrina Audagnotto,
  • Anna Maria Barbui,
  • Silvia Brossa,
  • Valeria Ghisetti,
  • Ivano Dal Conte,
  • Pietro Caramello,
  • Giovanni Di Perri

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2202.151768
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 2
pp. 298 – 301

Abstract

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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.

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