Myths, legends and realities of relapsing fever borreliosis

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Myths, legends and realities of relapsing fever borreliosis S.J. Cutler Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 15, Issue 5, Pages 395-396 (May 2009) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02817.x Copyright © 2009 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 1 (a) Line drawing depicting the spirochaetes seen in clinical samples by Otto Obermeier. (b) Otto Obermeier, who first observed relapsing fever spirochaetes in the blood of patients in Berlin [1]. (c) The temperature chart of Dutton while infected with relapsing fever spirochaetes (copyright approval granted by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2009 15, 395-396DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02817.x) Copyright © 2009 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions