“Due to the increasing number of refugees from East Africa, louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) has become an emergent disease in Europe. No single case of LBRF has been reported in Europe in refugees from other parts of Africa.”
Source: Grecchi C1, Zanotti P2, Pontarelli A3, Chiari E2, Tomasoni LR4, Gulletta M4, Barbui A5, Caligaris S4, Matteelli A2, Castelli F2..Infection.
See full article: “Louse-borne relapsing fever in a refugee from Mali.”