Common Epidemiology of Rickettsia felis Infection and Malaria, Africa

Authors :: Oleg Mediannikov
Cristina Socolovschi
Sophie Edouard
Florence Fenollar
Nadjet Mouffok
Hubert Bassene
Georges Diatta
Adama Tall
Hamidou Niangaly
Ogobara Doumbo
Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki
Abir Znazen
M’hammed Sarih
Pavel Ratmanov
Herve Richet
Mamadou O. Ndiath
Cheikh Sokhna
Philippe Parola
Didier Raoult
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 11, Pp 1775-1783 (2013)
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013.
Abstract: This study aimed to compare the epidemiology of Rickettsia felis infection and malaria in France, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa and to identify a common vector. Blood specimens from 3,122 febrile patients and from 500 nonfebrile persons were analyzed for R. felis and Plasmodium spp. We observed a significant linear trend (p