Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal
As malaria cases in Africa decline, other causes of acute febrile illness are being explored. To determine incidence of Borrelia crocidurae infection during June 2010–October 2011, we collected 1,566 blood specimens from febrile patients in Senegal. Incidence was high (7.3%). New treatment strategi...
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| author | Oleg Mediannikov Cristina Socolovschi Hubert Bassene Georges Diatta Pavel Ratmanov Florence Fenollar Cheikh Sokhna Didier Raoult |
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| description | As malaria cases in Africa decline, other causes of acute febrile illness are being explored. To determine incidence of Borrelia crocidurae infection during June 2010–October 2011, we collected 1,566 blood specimens from febrile patients in Senegal. Incidence was high (7.3%). New treatment strategies, possibly doxycycline, might be indicated for febrile patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-241f3ed79d33414fa1d487dce084d86a2022-12-22T00:30:51ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592014-08-012081335133810.3201/eid2008.130550Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, SenegalOleg MediannikovCristina SocolovschiHubert BasseneGeorges DiattaPavel RatmanovFlorence FenollarCheikh SokhnaDidier RaoultAs malaria cases in Africa decline, other causes of acute febrile illness are being explored. To determine incidence of Borrelia crocidurae infection during June 2010–October 2011, we collected 1,566 blood specimens from febrile patients in Senegal. Incidence was high (7.3%). New treatment strategies, possibly doxycycline, might be indicated for febrile patients.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/13-0550_articleBorreliarelapsing feverSenegalfeverbacteriacrocidurae |
| spellingShingle | Oleg Mediannikov Cristina Socolovschi Hubert Bassene Georges Diatta Pavel Ratmanov Florence Fenollar Cheikh Sokhna Didier Raoult Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal Emerging Infectious Diseases Borrelia relapsing fever Senegal fever bacteria crocidurae |
| title | Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal |
| title_full | Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal |
| title_fullStr | Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal |
| title_short | Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal |
| title_sort | borrelia crocidurae infection in acutely febrile patients senegal |
| topic | Borrelia relapsing fever Senegal fever bacteria crocidurae |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/13-0550_article |
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