Table 9.
Imported RF cases in Mediterranean countries.
| Country of Manifestation | Country of Origin/Immigration Route | Borrelia Species | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Senegal | B. crocidurae | [400,401,402,403] |
| Senegal and Mauritania | B. crocidurae | [315] | |
| Mali | B. crocidurae | [315] | |
| Morocco and Spain | B. hispanica | [315] | |
| Uzbekistan and Tajikistan | B. persica | [404] | |
| Italy | Eritrea/Somalia/Ethiopia and Libya | B. recurrentis | [15] |
| Somalia and Libya | B. recurrentis | [326,408] | |
| Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, and Libya | B. recurrentis | [409] | |
| Somalia/Sudan and Libya | B. recurrentis | [407] | |
| East Africa | B. recurrentis | [405] | |
| Mali, Algeria, and Libya | B. recurrentis | [411] | |
| Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, and Libya | B. recurrentis | [410] | |
| Somalia | B. recurrentis | [406] | |
| Senegal | B. crocidurae | [412] | |
| Israel | Ethiopia | B. recurrentis | [413] |
| Libya and Italy as intermediate destinations | Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Sudan | B. recurrentis | [14] |