Case Report: Exposure to Relapsing Fever Group Borreliae in Patients with Undifferentiated Febrile Illness in Mexico.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 108(3): 510-512, 2023 03 01.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36646078
ABSTRACT
Relapsing fever (RF) borreliosis is a neglected disease in Mexico. A retrospective serological survey using diagnostic antigens GlpQ and BipA from Borrelia turicatae was performed to evaluate human exposure to RF borreliae. Seventy serum samples were used from a cohort of patients with undifferentiated febrile illness in Mexico. Four samples were positive to GlpQ and three to BipA. Results indicate that RF borreliae continue to circulate in regions of Mexico and pose a risk to human health.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Relapsing Fever
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Borrelia
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
En
Year:
2023
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Article