Louse-borne relapsing fever (Borrelia recurrentis) in an Eritrean refugee arriving in Switzerland, August 2015

被引：27

作者：

Goldenberger, D. ^{[1
]}

Claas, G. J. ^{[2
]}

Bloch-Infanger, C. ^{[2
]}

Breidthardt, T. ^{[3
]}

Suter, B. ^{[4
]}

Martinez, M. ^{[4
]}

Neumayr, A. ^{[5
]}

Blaich, A. ^{[1
]}

Egli, A. ^{[1
]}

Osthoff, M. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Basel Hosp, Div Clin Microbiol, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland

[2] Univ Basel Hosp, Div Infect Dis & Hosp Epidemiol, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland

[3] Univ Basel Hosp, Div Internal Med, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland

[4] Univ Basel Hosp, Div Diagnost Haematol, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland

[5] Swiss Trop & Publ Hlth Inst, Basel, Switzerland

来源：

EUROSURVEILLANCE | 2015年 / 20卷 / 32期

关键词：

ETHIOPIA; PCR;

D O I：

10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.32.21204

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

We report an imported case of louse-borne relapsing fever in a young adult Eritrean refugee who presented with fever shortly after arriving in Switzerland. Analysis of blood smears revealed spirochetes identified as Borrelia recurrentis by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. We believe that louse-borne relapsing fever may be seen more frequently in Europe as a consequence of a recent increase in refugees from East Africa travelling to Europe under poor hygienic conditions in confined spaces. Here we communicate a case of louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) in an Eritrean refugee after arrival in Switzerland in August 2015. Borrelia recurrentis, the causative agent of LBRF, was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. In addition to diagnostic and therapeutic aspects, we discuss the epidemiology of this potentially re-emerging and serious disease in the context of a recent increase in refugees from East Africa travelling to Europe.

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