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

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, w...

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Autores principales: Bassene, Hubert, Mediannikov, Oleg, Socolovschi, Cristina, Ratmanov, Pavel, Keita, Alpha K., Sokhna, Cheikh, Raoult, Didier, Fenollar, Florence
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4918168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27314980
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2207.150441