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 febrile Senegalese patients without malaria.
Socolovschi
Cristina
C
Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, 13385 Marseille, France.
Mediannikov
Oleg
O
Sokhna
Cheikh
C
Tall
Adama
A
Diatta
Georges
G
Bassene
Hubert
H
Trape
Jean François
JF
Raoult
Didier
D
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D041161:Rickettsia felis; D012675:Senegal