Carrion's Disease: the Sound of Silence

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SUMMARY Carrion's disease (CD) is a neglected biphasic vector-borne illness related to Bartonella bacilliformis . It is found in the Andean valleys and is transmitted mainly by members of the Lutzomyia genus but also by blood transfusions and from mother to child. The acute phase, Oroya fever, presents severe anemia and fever. The lethality is high in the absence of adequate treatment, despite the organism being...

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