Rickettsia felis–associated Uneruptive Fever, Senegal

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Socolovschi, Cristina ; Mediannikov, Oleg ; Sokhna, Cheikh ; Tall, Adama ; Diatta, Georges ; Bassene, Hubert ; Trape, Jean-François ; Raoult, Didier
• Description:
  During November 2008-July 2009, we investigated the origin of unknown fever in Senegalese patients with a negative malaria test result, focusing on potential rickettsial infection. Using molecular tools, we found evidence for Rickettsia felis-associated illness in the initial days of infection in febrile Senegalese patients without malaria.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Bacteria Child Child, Preschool Children Dispatch DNA Extraction Female Fever Of Unknown Origin Flea-borne Spotted Fever Humans Male Middle Aged Rickettsia Rickettsia Felis Rickettsia Infections Uneruptive Fever Vector-borne Infections

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 16(7):1140-1142.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Senegal
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b534c753d3c663e32d07d1d613cb3cf4ca55f21720abfa2ca4d08dcc6aeea3d9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18217/cdc_18217_DS1.pdf
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