High Seroprevalence for Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae, Is Associated with Higher Temperatures and Rural Environment in Mbeya Region, Southwestern Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Rickettsioses are endemic in sub-Sahara Africa. Burden of disease, risk factors and transmission are hitherto sparsely described. METHODS: From the EMINI (Evaluating and Monitoring the Impact of New Interventions) population cohort, we randomly selected 1,228 persons above the age of 5 y...

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Autores principales: Heinrich, Norbert, Dill, Tatjana, Dobler, Gerhard, Clowes, Petra, Kroidl, Inge, Starke, Mandy, Ntinginya, Nyanda Elias, Maboko, Leonard, Löscher, Thomas, Hoelscher, Michael, Saathoff, Elmar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4388512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25849718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003626

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4388512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25849718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003626

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