Dut·ton dis·ease

(dŭt'ŏn),

African tick-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia duttonii and spread by the soft tick, Ornithodoros moubata.

Synonym(s): Dutton relapsing fever

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Dut·ton dis·ease

(dŭt'ŏn di-zēz')

African tick-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia duttonii and spread by a soft tick, Ornithodoros moubata.

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Dutton,

Joseph Everett, English physician, 1877-1905.

Dutton disease - African tick-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia duttonii and spread by the soft tick, Ornithodoros moubata. Synonym(s): Dutton relapsing fever

Dutton relapsing fever - Synonym(s): Dutton disease

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