ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2015
Possible Role of Rickettsia felis in Acute Febrile Illness among Children in Gabon.
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- Manifestations and Management of Flea-Borne Rickettsioses.Research and reports in tropical medicine · 2021Review
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- Rickettsia typhi as Cause of Fatal Encephalitic Typhus in Hospitalized Patients, Hamburg, Germany, 1940-1944.Emerging infectious diseases · 2018Article
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- The epidemiology of febrile illness in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for diagnosis and management.Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases · 2018Review
- Serum cytokine responses in Rickettsia felis infected febrile children, Ghana.Medical microbiology and immunology · 2018Article
- Nationwide prevalence ofNew microbes and new infections · 2017Article
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- Flea-Borne Rickettsioses and Rickettsiae.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2017Review
- Evidence of exposure toOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2016Article
- Description of Gabonibacter massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Member of the Family Porphyromonadaceae Isolated from the Human Gut Microbiota.Current microbiology · 2016Article
- Co-circulation of Plasmodium and Bacterial DNAs in Blood of Febrile and Afebrile Children from Urban and Rural Areas in Gabon.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2016Article
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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 <15 years of age in 4 areas of Gabon; the locations were in urban, semiurban, and rural areas. DNA samples from 410 febrile children and 60 afebrile children were analyzed by quantitative PCR. Overall, the prevalence of R. felis among febrile and afebrile children was 10.2% (42/410 children) and 3.3% (2/60 children), respectively. Prevalence differed among febrile children living in areas that are urban (Franceville, 1.3% [1/77]), semiurban (Koulamoutou, 2.1% [3/141]), and rural (Lastourville, 11.2% [15/134]; Fougamou, 39.7% [23/58]). Furthermore, in a rural area (Fougamou), R. felis was significantly more prevalent in febrile (39.7% [23/58]) than afebrile children (5.0% [1/20]). Additional studies are needed to better understand the pathogenic role of R. felis in this part of the world.
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