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Louse-borne relapsing fever in a refugee from Mali
Cecilia Grecchi1, Paola Zanotti2, Agostina Pontarelli3
1University Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and Brescia Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy. cecigrecchi@gmail.com.
Introduction:
Due to the increasing number of refugees from East Africa, louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) has become an emergent disease in Europe. No single case of LBRF has been reported in Europe in refugees from other parts of Africa.
Case Report:
We report a case of LBRF in a refugee from Mali, likely acquired in Libya, where several migration routes into Europe meet. The disease must be considered in any febrile refugee regardless the country of origin.

