1. Common Epidemiology of Rickettsia felis Infection and Malaria, Africa
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Oleg Mediannikov, Cristina Socolovschi, Sophie Edouard, Florence Fenollar, Nadjet Mouffok, Hubert Bassene, Georges Diatta, Adama Tall, Hamidou Niangaly, Ogobara Doumbo, Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki, Abir Znazen, M’hammed Sarih, Pavel Ratmanov, Herve Richet, Mamadou O. Ndiath, Cheikh Sokhna, Philippe Parola, and Didier Raoult
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Rickettsia felis ,rickettsial ,Plasmodium species ,malaria ,Africa ,tropic ,Medicine ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
This study aimed to compare the epidemiology of Rickettsia felis infection and malaria in France, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa and to identify a common vector. Blood specimens from 3,122 febrile patients and from 500 nonfebrile persons were analyzed for R. felis and Plasmodium spp. We observed a significant linear trend (p
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- 2013
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