Prague Med. Rep. 2015, 116, 193-202

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2015.58

Tick-borne Relapsing Fever in Children in the North-west of Iran, Qazvin

Parviz Ayazi1, Abolfazl Mahyar2, Sonia Oveisi3, Neda Esmailzadehha3, Sadralnesa Nooroozi2

1Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
2Department of Pediatrics, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
3Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

Received December 10, 2014
Accepted September 15, 2015

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