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. 2010 Jul;16(7):1140-2.
doi: 10.3201/eid1607.100070.

Rickettsia felis-associated uneruptive fever, Senegal

Cristina Socolovschi  1 , Oleg Mediannikov, Cheikh Sokhna, Adama Tall, Georges Diatta, Hubert Bassene, Jean François Trape, Didier Raoult
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Rickettsia felis-associated uneruptive fever, Senegal

Cristina Socolovschi et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

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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