Welcome to CDC stacks |
Stacks Logo
Advanced Search
Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions.
 
 
Help
Clear All Simple Search
Advanced Search
Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010
  • Published Date:
    Feb 2012
  • Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 18(2):328-331.
  • Language:
    English
Filetype[PDF-333.02 KB]


Details:
No Related Documents.
You May Also Like:
  1. High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya
    Personal Author:
    Thiga, Jacqueline W.; Mutai, Beth K.; Eyako, Wurapa K.; Ng’ang’a, Zipporah; Jiang, Ju; Richards, Allen L.; Waitumbi, John N.;
    Published Date:
    Apr 2015
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 21(4):688-691.
    Description:
    Serum samples from patients in Kenya with febrile illnesses were screened for antibodies against bacteria that cause spotted fever, typhus, and scrub typhus. Seroprevalence was 10% for spotted fever group, <1% for typhus group, and 5% for scrub typhu...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 1.13 MB]
  2. Common Epidemiology of Rickettsia felis Infection and Malaria, Africa
    Personal Author:
    Mediannikov, Oleg; Socolovschi, Cristina; Edouard, Sophie; Fenollar, Florence; Mouffok, Nadjet; Bassene, Hubert; Diatta, Georges; Tall, Adama; Niangaly, Hamidou; Doumbo, Ogobara; Lekana-Douki, Jean Bernard; Znazen, Abir; Sarih, M’hammed; Ratmanov, Pavel; Richet, Herve; Ndiath, Mamadou O.; Sokhna, Cheikh; Parola, Philippe; Raoult, Didier;
    Published Date:
    Nov 2013
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 19(11):1775-1783.
    Description:
    This study aimed to compare the epidemiology of Rickettsia felis infection and malaria in France, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa and to identify a common vector. Blood specimens from 3,122 febrile patients and from 500 nonfebrile persons were a...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 549.16 KB]
  3. Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011–2012
    Personal Author:
    Maina, Alice N.; Farris, Christina M.; Odhiambo, Antony; Jiang, Ju; Laktabai, Jeremiah; Armstrong, Janice; Holland, Thomas; Richards, Allen L.; O’Meara, Wendy P.;
    Published Date:
    May 2016
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 22(5):883-886.
    Description:
    To increase knowledge of undifferentiated fevers in Kenya, we tested paired serum samples from febrile children in western Kenya for antibodies against pathogens increasingly recognized to cause febrile illness in Africa. Of patients assessed, 8.9%, ...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 408.37 KB]
  4. Possible Role of Rickettsia felis in Acute Febrile Illness among Children in Gabon
    Personal Author:
    Mourembou, Gaël; Lekana-Douki, Jean Bernard; Mediannikov, Oleg; Nzondo, Sydney Maghendji; Kouna, Lady Charlene; Essone, Jean Claude Biteghe Bi; Fenollar, Florence; Raoult, Didier;
    Published Date:
    Oct 2015
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 21(10):1808-1815
    Description:
    Rickettsia felis has been reported to be a cause of fever in sub-Saharan Africa, but this association has been poorly evaluated in Gabon. We assessed the prevalence of this bacterium among children <15 years of age in 4 areas of Gabon; the locations ...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 706.42 KB]
  5. Human Infection with Rickettsia felis, Kenya
    Personal Author:
    Richards, Allen L.; Jiang, Ju; Omulo, Sylvia; Dare, Ryan; Abdirahman, Khalif; Ali, Abdile; Sharif, Shanaaz K.; Feikin, Daniel R.; Breiman, Robert F.; Njenga, M. Kariuki;
    Published Date:
    Jul 2010
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 16(7):1081-1086.
    Description:
    To determine the cause of acute febrile illnesses other than malaria in the North Eastern Province, Kenya, we investigated rickettsial infection among patients from Garissa Provincial Hospital for 23 months during 2006-2008. Nucleic acid preparations...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 169.55 KB]