Rickettsia felis–associated Uneruptive Fever, Senegal

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 fe...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Cristina Socolovschi, Oleg Mediannikov, Cheikh Sokhna, Adama Tall, Georges Diatta, Hubert Bassene, Jean-François Trape, Didier Raoult
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-07-01
Subjects:	bacteria rickettsia vector-borne infections Rickettsia felis Senegal uneruptive fever
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/7/10-0070_article

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