Seasonality of Cat-Scratch Disease, France, 1999–2009

Cat-scratch disease is seasonal in the United States and Japan; but no data are available from Europe. To assess the seasonality of the disease in France, we analyzed lymph node biopsy specimens collected during 1999–2009. Most (87.5%) cases occurred during September–April and peaked in December....

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Autores principales: Sanguinetti-Morelli, Diane, Angelakis, Emmanouil, Richet, Hervé, Davoust, Bernard, Rolain, Jean Marc, Raoult, Didier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21470466
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1704.100825
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Sumario:Cat-scratch disease is seasonal in the United States and Japan; but no data are available from Europe. To assess the seasonality of the disease in France, we analyzed lymph node biopsy specimens collected during 1999–2009. Most (87.5%) cases occurred during September–April and peaked in December.

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