High Seroprevalence for Typhus Group Rickettsiae, Southwestern Tanzania

High Seroprevalence for Typhus Group Rickettsiae, Southwestern Tanzania

Rickettsioses caused by typhus group rickettsiae have been reported in various African regions. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1,227 participants from 9 different sites in the Mbeya region, Tanzania; overall seroprevalence of typhus group rickettsiae was 9.3%. Risk factors identified in mu...

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Main Authors: Tatjana Dill, Gerhard Dobler, Elmar Saathoff, Petra Clowes, Inge Kroidl, Elias Ntinginya, Harun Machibya, Leonard Maboko, Thomas Löscher, Michael Hoelscher, Norbert Heinrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
typhus group rickettsia
murine typhus
Tanzania
Mbeya region
vegetation, serology
typhus group rickettsiae
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/2/12-0601_article

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