Fall N. S., Diagne N., Mediannikov Oleg, Fenollar F., Parola P., Sokhna Cheikh, Raoult D., Lagier J. C. (2020). Detection of Borrelia crocidurae in a vaginal swab after miscarriage, rural Senegal, Western Africa. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 91, p. 261-263. ISSN 1201-9712.
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Detection of Borrelia crocidurae in a vaginal swab after miscarriage, rural Senegal, Western Africa
Fall N. S., Diagne N., Mediannikov Oleg, Fenollar F., Parola P., Sokhna Cheikh, Raoult D., Lagier J. C.
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020,
91, p. 261-263 ISSN 1201-9712
Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) borreliae are one of the main causes of fever in rural Africa and can cause miscarriages. This article reports Borrelia crocidurae as a probable cause of spontaneous miscarriage, which was detected through vaginal self-sampling. This appears to be the first such report.
