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Possible Role of Rickettsia felis in Acute Febrile Illness among Children in Gabon

Authors :
Gaël Mourembou
Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki
Oleg Mediannikov
Sydney Maghendji Nzondo
Lady Charlene Kouna
Jean Claude Biteghe Bi Essone
Florence Fenollar
Didier Raoult
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 10, Pp 1808-1815 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015.

Abstract

Rickettsia felis has been reported to be a cause of fever in sub-Saharan Africa, but this association has been poorly evaluated in Gabon. We assessed the prevalence of this bacterium among children

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
21
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5c542db62cc24e1ea5cba74bf2c64dc0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2110.141825