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Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever

Known as: Relapsing fever, louse-borne 
An infection that is caused by certain species of Rickettsia or Borrelia, which are transmitted to humans from infected lice; it is characterized by… 
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Relapsing Fever

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2016
2016
Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever with Meningeal Involvement in an Immigrant from Somalia to Italy, October 2015.
INTRODUCTION Borrelia recurrentis, transmitted by Pediculus humanus humanus, is the etiological agent of louse-borne relapsing… 
2008
2008
Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever Profile at Jimma Hospital, Ethiopia: a retrospective study
Background: Louse-borne relapsing fever has been restricted to countries with poor socio economic status, the most important foci… 
1995
1995
Tumour necrosis factor, interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein in patients with louse-borne relapsing fever in Ethiopia.
The serum concentrations of tumour necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were studied in 25… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Epidemic of louse-borne relapsing fever in Ethiopia
1992
1992
Louse-borne relapsing fever in children.
Clinical manifestations of louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) in children admitted to Jimma Teaching Hospital from March 1991 to… 
1987
1987
Louse Borne Relapsing Fever (LBRF): Mortality and Frequency of Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction
The charts of 132 louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) patients admitted to a teaching and provincial hospital in Northwestern… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Louse-borne relapsing fever in the Sudan. A historical review and a clinico-pathological study.
A small outbreak of louse-borne relapsing fever in Khartoum (May-June 1974) provided material for a clinico-pathological study… 
1971
1971
Bleeding in louse-borne relapsing fever. I. Clinical studies in 37 patients.
1971
1971
Bleeding in louse-borne relapsing fever. II. Fibrinolysis following treatment.
1968
1968
Leucopenia and fever in the "Jarisch-Herxheimer" reaction of louse-borne relapsing fever.
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