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Case Reports
. 2004 Aug;42(8):3898-900.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3898-3900.2004.

Reemerging threat of epidemic typhus in Algeria

K Mokrani  1 , P E Fournier, M Dalichaouche, S Tebbal, A Aouati, D Raoult
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Reemerging threat of epidemic typhus in Algeria

K Mokrani et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Aug.

Abstract

We report a case of epidemic typhus in a patient from the Batna region of Algeria, who presented with generalized febrile exanthema. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed by serological cross-adsorption followed by Western blotting. Our report emphasizes the threat of epidemic typhus in the highlands of Algeria.

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FIG. 1.
Western immunoblot assay of patient serum before and after cross-adsorption with R. prowazekii or R. typhi. Lanes: MM, molecular mass markers; a, c, and e, R. typhi antigen; b, d, and f, R. prowazekii antigen; a and b, untreated serum; c and d, serum adsorbed with R. typhi; e and f, serum adsorbed with R. prowazekii.
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