2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2006.00104.x
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Epidemiology of relapsing fever borreliosis in Europe

Abstract: Tick-borne relapsing fever is a bacterial infection caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. This zoonotic disease is transmitted to humans through the bite of soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros. It is responsible for recurring fever access associated with spirochetemia. We present here an overview of tick-borne relapsing fever occurring in Europe, as well as of the potential threat to travellers.

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“…Rodents and birds were less commonly represented. Others have frequently quoted the role of rodents as preferential hosts for O. erraticus ticks and consequently potential reservoirs for B. hispanica (Rebaudet and Parola 2006, David de Morais et al 2007, Diatta et al 2012, but this role could not be substantiated by our findings. This could be due to the rodent lifestyle whereby as a result of summer high temperatures, rodents tend to be more active at night (MacDonald and Barrett 1993).…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 63%
“…Rodents and birds were less commonly represented. Others have frequently quoted the role of rodents as preferential hosts for O. erraticus ticks and consequently potential reservoirs for B. hispanica (Rebaudet and Parola 2006, David de Morais et al 2007, Diatta et al 2012, but this role could not be substantiated by our findings. This could be due to the rodent lifestyle whereby as a result of summer high temperatures, rodents tend to be more active at night (MacDonald and Barrett 1993).…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 63%
“…burgdorferi s.l. were molecularly detected in the tick pools (67 (39,91,92). In Turkey, the presence of relapsing fever with a spirochete of the Crocidurae group Bor.…”
Section: Typhus (Epidemic Typhus)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tickborne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a zoonotic disease transmitted worldwide by soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros. It transmits at least 15 distinct Borrelia species throughout the world 2 . The disease is reported from North and South America 3,4 , Africa [5][6][7] , Asia 8 and Europe 9 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The epidemiology of the disease depends on the relationships between the tick and Borrelia species as well as environmental condition in the distribution areas in each region. Reservoir hosts are usually wild rodents 2 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%