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Published Date
18/12/2019
Detection of Borrelia crocidurae in a vaginal swab after miscarriage, rural Senegal, Western Africa
Journal
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Citation
Int J Infect Dis . 2020 Feb;91:261-263
DOI
10.1016/j.ijid.2019.12.020
Authors
Fall N.S, Diagne N, Mediannikov O, Fenollar F, Parola P, Sokhna C, Raoult D, Lagier J-C
Abstract
Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) borreliae are one of the main causes of fever in rural Africa and can cause miscarriages. This article reports Borrelia crocidurae as a probable cause of spontaneous miscarriage, which was detected through vaginal self-sampling. This appears to be the first such report.
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