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Borrelia crocidurae meningoencephalitis, West Africa.

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Goutier, Sandrine | Ferquel, Elisabeth | Pinel, Claudine | Bosseray, Annick | Hoen, Bruno | Couetdic, Gérard | Bourahoui, Amina | Lapostolle, Claire | Pelloux, Hervé | Garnier, Martine | Sertour, Natacha | Pelloux, Isabelle | Pavese, Patricia | Cornet, Muriel

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International audience. Borrelia crocidurae-associated relapsing fever is endemic to West Africa and is considered benign. We report 4 patients with B. crocidurae-associated neurologic symptoms; 2 of their cases had been misdiagnosed. Frequency and severity of this disease could be underestimated; molecular methods and serodiagnostic tests for Lyme disease might be helpful in its detection.

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