@article{PAR00010828,
  title = {{R}eview article : relapsing fever {B}orreliae in {A}frica},
  author = {{E}lbir, {H}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {D}rancourt, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he study of relapsing fever borreliae in {A}frica has long suffered from the use of non-specific laboratory tools for the direct detection of these spirochetes in clinical and vector specimens. {A}ccordingly, {B}orrelia hispanica, {B}orrelia crocidurae, {B}orrelia duttonii, and {B}orrelia recurrentis have traditionally been distinguished on the basis of geography and vector and the unproven hypothesis that each species was exclusive to one vector. {T}he recent sequencing of three relapsing fever {B}orrelia genomes in our laboratory prompted the development of more specific tools and a reappraisal of the epidemiology in {A}frica. {F}ive additional potential species still need to be cultured from clinical and vector sources in {E}ast {A}frica to further assess their uniqueness. {H}ere, we review the molecular evidence of relapsing fever borreliae in hosts and ectoparasites in {A}frica and explore the diversity, geographical distribution, and vector association of these pathogens for {A}fricans and travelers to {A}frica.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {89},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {288--292},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.12-0691},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00010828},
}