Acta Clinica Belgica: International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Volume 71, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 353-355

Relapsing fever in asylum seekers from Somalia arriving in Belgium in August 2015 (Article)

Costescu Strachinaru D.-I.* , Cambier J. , Kandet-Yattara H. , Konopnicki D.
  • a Infectious Diseases Department, “St. Pierre” University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
  • b Emergency Medicine, “St. Pierre” University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
  • c Microbiology Laboratory, “St. Pierre” University Hospital Brussles, Belgium
  • d Infectious Diseases Department, “St. Pierre” University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

Current population displacements favor the re-emerging of diseases, nowadays very rare in Europe. We report two cases of ‘imported’ relapsing fever in two Somali asylum seekers occurring shortly after their arrival in Belgium. A diagnosis of relapsing fever should be considered in all migrants coming from endemic regions or having traveled in low hygiene and crowded conditions, presenting with recurrent fever, especially if no malaria parasites are found. © 2016, © Acta Clinica Belgica 2016.

Author Keywords

Relapsing fever Louse-borne relapsing fever Borrelia recurrentis

Index Keywords

vomiting bilirubin abdominal pain microcytic anemia follow up human hepatomegaly Borrelia splenomegaly chill doxycycline leukocytosis asylum seeker Young Adult male case report enzyme linked immunosorbent assay diarrhea neutrophilia Borrelia infection ceftriaxone Article drug substitution C reactive protein adult fever blood analysis serology computer assisted tomography dyspnea immunoglobulin G Fatigue Western blotting immunoglobulin M creatinine thrombocytopenia
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84988514129&doi=10.1080%2f17843286.2016.1157942&partnerID=40&md5=47e5c84d28d104e556a66be568c844fb
DOI: 10.1080/17843286.2016.1157942
ISSN: 17843286
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English