Acute Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis among Febrile Patients, Cameroon

Acute Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis among Febrile Patients, Cameroon

Although potential arthropod vectors are abundant in Cameroon, acute febrile illnesses are rarely evaluated for arboviral or rickettsial infections. Serum samples from 234 acutely febrile patients at clinics in Tiko and Buea, Cameroon, were examined for antibodies to Rickettsia africae and African a...

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Main Authors: Lucy M. Ndip, Donald H. Bouyer, Amelia P.A. Travassos Da Rosa, V.P.K. Titanji, Robert B. Tesh, David H. Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
rickettsiae
chikungunya virus
flavivirus
alphavirus
Rickettsia africae
vector-borne diseases
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/3/02-0713_article

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