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ReviewBMJ global health2026

Louse-borne relapsing fever in Ethiopia: an urgent call for WHO recognition as a neglected tropical disease.

Balew Arega, Amdemeskel Mersha, Amanuel Zeleke, Birhane Tafesse, Yonas Melaku, Alazar Regassa, Mesfin Abiyo, Enyew Liyew, Kidist Samuel, Bereket Tesfaye and 1 more

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Review in BMJ global health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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What it found

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2 · The registry

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Balew AregaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia balewmlt@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4222-8420
Amdemeskel MershaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Amanuel ZelekeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Birhane TafesseDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Yonas MelakuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Alazar RegassaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mesfin AbiyoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Enyew LiyewDepartment of anesthesia, Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Kidist SamuelMissionaries of Charity, Queen of Peace Health Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Bereket TesfayeDilla University College of Health Sciences, Dilla, SNNPR, Ethiopia.
Asnake AgunieEthiopia Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF), caused by

Indexed as

Neglected DiseasesPediculusRelapsing FeverAnimalsBorreliaEthiopiaHumansWorld Health OrganizationEpidemiologyInfections, diseases, disorders, injuriesRickettsia infections

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PMID41802823
PMCPMC12983865

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