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Etiology of Severe Non-malaria Febrile Illness in Northern Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2013 · Vol. 7(7) · pp. e2324–e2324
John A. Crump✉(University of Otago)Anne B. Morrissey(Duke Medical Center)William L. Nicholson(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Robert F. Massung(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Robyn A. Stoddard(National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases)Renee L. Galloway(National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases)Eng Eong Ooi(National University of Singapore)Venance P. Maro(Tumaini University)Wilbrod SagandaGrace Kinabo(Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre)Charles Muiruri(Duke University)John Bartlett(Duke Medical Center)
Abstract
Malaria was uncommon and over-diagnosed, whereas invasive infections were underappreciated. Bacterial zoonoses and arbovirus infections were highly prevalent yet overlooked. An integrated approach to the syndrome of fever in resource-limited areas is needed to improve patient outcomes and to rationally target disease control efforts.
Mosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsMalaria Research and ControlMalariaLeptospirosisMedicineEtiologyTanzaniaZoonosisPediatricsIntensive care medicineImmunologyInternal medicine
MeSH terms
AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBacteriaBacterial InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFever of Unknown OriginFungiHospitalizationHumansInfantMale
Funding
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Directorate for Biological Sciences
- Center for AIDS Research, University of Washington
- Economic and Social Research Council
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