• Eurosurveillance · Jan 2015

    Louse-borne relapsing fever (Borrelia recurrentis) diagnosed in 15 refugees from northeast Africa: epidemiology and preventive control measures, Bavaria, Germany, July to October 2015.

    • Martin Hoch, Andreas Wieser, Thomas Löscher, Gabriele Margos, Friedrich Pürner, Jürgen Zühl, Michael Seilmaier, Lukas Balzer, Wolfgang Guggemos, Anita Rack-Hoch, Ulrich von Both, Katja Hauptvogel, Katharina Schönberger, Wolfgang Hautmann, Andreas Sing, and Volker Fingerle.
    • Task-Force Infectiology and International Health Regulations, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority (LGL), Oberschleißheim, Germany.
    • Eurosurveillance. 2015 Jan 1; 20 (42).

    AbstractWe report 15 imported louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) cases in refugees in Bavaria, Germany. One patient died. Epidemiological findings confirmed that all were young males from the Horn of Africa (12 from Somalia), who had similar migration routes converging in Sudan continuing through Libya and Italy. The majority likely acquired their infection during migration. Healthcare workers should be aware of LBRF in refugees passing through north Africa to ensure correct treatment and preventive measures.

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