ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2015
Causes of Fever in Rural Southern Laos.
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- Cost-effectiveness analysis of point-of-care tests for causes of non-malarial febrile illnesses in low-resource settings: a case study from Lao PDR.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Identification and pathogen screening of ectoparasites from companion animals in urban Vientiane, Lao PDR.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Operational evaluation of the deployment of Malaria/CRP Duo and Dengue Duo rapid diagnostic tests for the management of febrile illness by village malaria workers in rural Cambodia.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Direct real-time RT-PCR for the detection of dengue virus from patient serum in Lao PDR.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Phylogenetic Analysis of Transmission Dynamics of Dengue in Large and Small Population Centers, Northern Ecuador.Emerging infectious diseases · 2023Review
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- Screening of ectoparasites from domesticated dogs for bacterial pathogens in Vientiane, Lao PDR.Zoonoses and public health · 2020Article
- Perception of health risks in Lao market vendors.Zoonoses and public health · 2020Article
- Current vector research challenges in the greater Mekong subregion for dengue, Malaria, and Other Vector-Borne Diseases: A report from a multisectoral workshop March 2019.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- Weil's Disease: A Rare Cause of Jaundice.Cureus · 2020Article
- Geospatial analysis of dengue emergence in rural areas in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2020Article
- An observational prospective cohort study of the epidemiology of hospitalized patients with acute febrile illness in Indonesia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- The Rickettsioses: A Practical Update.Infectious disease clinics of North America · 2019Review
- Study on causes of fever in primary healthcare center uncovers pathogens of public health concern in Madagascar.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Molecular epidemiology of dengue viruses in three provinces of Lao PDR, 2006-2010.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Reducing Uncertainty for Acute Febrile Illness in Resource-Limited Settings: The Current Diagnostic Landscape.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2017Review
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Abstract
The etiology of fever in rural Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos) has remained obscure until recently owing to the lack of laboratory facilities. We conducted a study to determine the causes of fever among 229 patients without malaria in Savannakhet Province, southern Laos; 52% had evidence of at least one diagnosis (45% with single and 7% with apparent multiple infections). Among patients with only one diagnosis, dengue (30.1%) was the most common, followed by leptospirosis (7.0%), Japanese encephalitis virus infection (3.5%), scrub typhus (2.6%), spotted fever group infection (0.9%), unspecified flavivirus infection (0.9%), and murine typhus (0.4%). We discuss the empirical treatment of fever in relation to these findings.
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