TY - JOUR AU - Mediannikov, Oleg AU - Socolovschi, Cristina AU - Bassene, Hubert AU - Diatta, Georges AU - Ratmanov, Pavel AU - Fenollar, Florence AU - Sokhna, Cheikh AU - Raoult, Didier T1 - Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 8 SP - 1335 SN - 1080-6059 AB - As malaria cases in Africa decline, other causes of acute febrile illness are being explored. To determine incidence of Borrelia crocidurae infection during June 2010–October 2011, we collected 1,566 blood specimens from febrile patients in Senegal. Incidence was high (7.3%). New treatment strategies, possibly doxycycline, might be indicated for febrile patients. KW - Borrelia KW - relapsing fever KW - Senegal KW - fever KW - bacteria KW - crocidurae DO - 10.3201/eid2008.130550 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/13-0550_article ER - End of Reference