Tropheryma whipplei in fecal samples from children, Senegal.
We tested fecal samples from 150 healthy children 2-10 years of age who lived in rural Senegal and found the prevalence of Tropheryma whipplei was 44%. Unique genotypes were associated with this bacterium. Our findings suggest that T. whipplei is emerging as a highly prevalent pathogen in sub-Saharan Africa.
Fenollar
Florence
F
Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
Trape
Jean-François
JF
Bassene
Hubert
H
Sokhna
Cheikh
C
Raoult
Didier
D
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D054851:Tropheryma / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology