Tick-Borne Rickettsioses, Neglected Emerging Diseases in Rural Senegal
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Tick-Borne Rickettsioses, Neglected Emerging Diseases in Rural Senegal
BACKGROUND Rickettsioses are one of the most important causes of systemic febrile illness among travelers from developed countries, but little is known about their incidence in indigenous populations, especially in West Africa. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Overall seroprevalence evaluated by immunofluorescence using six rickettsial antigens (spotted fever and typhus group) in rural populati...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000821