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Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
The Official Journal of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2383-2894
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Prevalence of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in Febrile Patients Suspicious for Malaria Admitted in Chabahar
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1 Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
2Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran Email: malihemetanat@yahoo.com
Published online:May 18, 2013
Article type:Brief Report
Received:Feb 12, 2013
Accepted:Apr 17, 2013
How to Cite:Metanat M, Tabatabaei M, Afsharmanesh A. Prevalence of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in Febrile Patients Suspicious for Malaria Admitted in Chabahar. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2014;16(4):. doi:
Abstract
Background: According to unpublished reports that there have been cases of relapsing fever in the years ago. We decided to determine prevalence of ticks-born relapsing fever in Chabahar.
Materials and Methods: This study conducted from March 2011 to February 2012, on all individuals suspected of malaria in Chabahar. The peripheral blood smears examined using a dark field microscope.
Results: A total of 12, 203 smears evaluated, of which, 5.7% of the patients confirmed to have malaria, but spirochetemia were not seen in any of the samples.
Conclusion: Our study showed that TBRF is not common in Chabahar city.
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