ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Molecular Evidence for Flea-Borne Rickettsiosis in Febrile Patients from Madagascar.
Christian Keller, Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy, Vera von Kalckreuth, Jean Noël Heriniaina, Norbert Georg Schwarz, Gi Deok Pak, Justin Im, Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza, Ralf Matthias Hagen, Hagen Frickmann and 6 more
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16 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.
Raphaël RakotozandrindrainyDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo BP 566, Madagascar.
Vera von KalckreuthInternational Vaccine Institute, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Jean Noël HeriniainaDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo BP 566, Madagascar.
Norbert Georg SchwarzIndependent Researcher, 67227 Frankenthal, Germany.
Gi Deok PakInternational Vaccine Institute, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Justin ImInternational Vaccine Institute, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Ligia Maria Cruz EspinozaInternational Vaccine Institute, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Ralf Matthias HagenDepartment of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Central Hospital Koblenz, 56070 Koblenz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4875-1519 Hagen FrickmannDepartment of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Hospital Hamburg, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8967-9528 Jean Philibert RakotondrainiariveloDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo BP 566, Madagascar.
Tsiry RazafindrabeDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo BP 566, Madagascar.
Denise DekkerInfectious Disease Department and Diagnostic Department, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5432-3217 Jürgen MayInfectious Disease Department and Diagnostic Department, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.
Sven PoppertInfectious Disease Department and Diagnostic Department, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4873-249X Florian MarksDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo BP 566, Madagascar.ORCID 0000-0002-6043-7170 International Vaccine Institute · KRUniversity of Antananarivo · MGBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine · DEBundeswehrkrankenhaus · DEBundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz · DEPhilipps University of Marburg · DEUniversität Hamburg · DE
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation OPPGH5231
6 · The paper itselfAbstract
Rickettsiae may cause febrile infections in humans in tropical and subtropical regions. From Madagascar, no molecular data on the role of rickettsioses in febrile patients are available. Blood samples from patients presenting with fever in the area of the capital Antananarivo were screened for the presence of rickettsial DNA. EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) blood from 1020 patients presenting with pyrexia > 38.5 °C was analyzed by
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flea-borne rickettsiosisMadagascarmurine typhusRickettsia felisRickettsia typhi
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