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Tropheryma whipplei as a Cause of Epidemic Fever, Senegal, 2010-2012.

Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2016

Bassene Hubert, Mediannikov Oleg, Socolovschi Cristina, Ratmanov Pavel, Keita Alpha K, Sokhna Cheikh, Raoult Didier, Fenollar Florence

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The bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, which causes Whipple disease in humans, is commonly detected in the feces of persons in Africa. It is also associated with acute infections. We investigated the role of T. whipplei in febrile patients from 2 rural villages in Senegal. During June 2010-March 2012, we collected whole-blood finger-prick samples from 786 febrile and 385 healthy villagers. T. whipplei was detected in...

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PMID: 27314980
DOI: 10.3201/eid2207.150441
PMCID: PMC4918168

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