Louseborne Relapsing Fever among East African Refugees, Italy, 2015

During June 9–September 30, 2015, five cases of louseborne relapsing fever were identified in Turin, Italy. All 5 cases were in young refugees from Somalia, 2 of whom had lived in Italy since 2011. Our report seems to confirm the possibility of local transmission of louse-borne relapsing fever.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lucchini, Anna, Lipani, Filippo, Costa, Cecilia, Scarvaglieri, Mariaelisabetta, Balbiano, Rosanna, Carosella, Sinibaldo, Calcagno, Andrea, Audagnotto, Sabrina, Barbui, Anna Maria, Brossa, Silvia, Ghisetti, Valeria, Dal Conte, Ivano, Caramello, Pietro, Di Perri, Giovanni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4734540/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26812354
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2202.151768
Descripción
Sumario:During June 9–September 30, 2015, five cases of louseborne relapsing fever were identified in Turin, Italy. All 5 cases were in young refugees from Somalia, 2 of whom had lived in Italy since 2011. Our report seems to confirm the possibility of local transmission of louse-borne relapsing fever.

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