This article [1, 2] has been identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about the reported research ethics approval information and the article’s adherence to PLOS research ethics policies.
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Citation: The PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Editors (2022) Expression of Concern: Multispacer Sequence Typing Relapsing Fever Borreliae in Africa. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 16(12): e0010995. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010995
Published: December 13, 2022
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