Quantitative polymerase chain reaction from malaria rapid diagnostic tests to detect Borrelia crocidurae in Mali
Background Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is caused by Borrelia species transmitted to humans by soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros. Very little is currently known about the morbidity of this disease in Mali, despite the risk of human co-infection with malaria. The lack of appropriate diagnostic services or techni...