Rickettsia felis–associated Uneruptive Fever, Senegal
- Cristina Socolovschi
- Oleg Mediannikov
- Cheikh Sokhna
- Adama Tall
- Georges Diatta
- Hubert Bassene
- Jean-François Trape
- Didier Raoult
Publication date
July 2010
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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
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