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ICD-11 code : 1C1J.0;

Preferred Label : Tick-borne relapsing fever;

ICD-11 definition : A disease caused by an infection with the bacteria Borrelia. This disease is characterized by repeated episodes of fever, with the febrile episode lasting for approximately 3 days, followed by the afebrile state of approximately 7 days. Transmission is through the bite of an infected soft tick (from the genus Ornithodoros). Confirmation is by identification of spirochete bacteria from a blood smear, bone marrow, or cerebrospinal fluid.;

ICD-11 synonym : African tick-borne fever; Relapsing fever due to any Borrelia species other than Borrelia recurrentis;

ICD-11 inclusion : Relapsing fever due to any Borrelia species other than Borrelia recurrentis;

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A disease caused by an infection with the bacteria Borrelia. This disease is characterized by repeated episodes of fever, with the febrile episode lasting for approximately 3 days, followed by the afebrile state of approximately 7 days. Transmission is through the bite of an infected soft tick (from the genus Ornithodoros). Confirmation is by identification of spirochete bacteria from a blood smear, bone marrow, or cerebrospinal fluid.

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