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Rickettsial Infections Causing Acute Febrile Illness in Urban Slums, Brazil.
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases; Oct2022, Vol. 28 Issue 10, p2132-2134, 3p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2022
-
Abstract
- We conducted enhanced acute febrile illness surveillance in an urban slum community in Salvador, Brazil. We found that rickettsial infection accounted for 3.5% of urgent care visits for acute fever. Our results suggest that rickettsiae might be an underrecognized, treatable cause of acute febrile illness in impoverished urban populations in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159465968
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2810.220497