Investigating the etiologies of non-malarial febrile illness in Senegal using metagenomic sequencing

ZC Levine, A Sene, W Mkandawire, AB Deme… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The worldwide decline in malaria incidence is revealing the extensive burden of non-
malarial febrile illness (NMFI), which remains poorly understood and difficult to diagnose. To …

[HTML][HTML] Infectious etiologies of acute febrile illness among patients seeking health care in south-central Cambodia

MR Kasper, PJ Blair, S Touch, B Sokhal… - The American journal …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The agents of human febrile illness can vary by region and country suggesting that
diagnosis, treatment, and control programs need to be based on a methodical evaluation of …

Systematic analysis of disease‐specific immunological signatures in patients with febrile illness from Saudi Arabia

YW Kam, MY Ahmed, SN Amrun, B Lee… - Clinical & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Little is known about the prevalence of febrile illness in the Arabian region as
clinical, laboratory and immunological profiling remains largely uncharacterised. Methods A …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of acute febrile illness in Latin America

J Moreira, CS Bressan, P Brasil, AM Siqueira - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The causes of acute febrile illness (AFI) in Latin America are diverse and their
complexity increases as the proportion of fever due to malaria decreases, as malaria control …

Global knowledge gaps in acute febrile illness etiologic investigations: A scoping review

C Rhee, GA Kharod, N Schaad… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Acute febrile illness (AFI), a common reason for people seeking medical care
globally, represents a spectrum of infectious disease etiologies with important variations …

Severe undifferentiated febrile illness outbreaks in the Federal Republic of Sudan–A retrospective epidemiological and diagnostic study

H Bower, TE Fletcher, R Mohamed, M Alzain… - International Journal of …, 2019 - ijidonline.com
Purpose: The Federal Republic of Sudan has experienced 13 outbreaks of undifferentiated
febrile illness (UFI) associated with haemorrhage and high case fatality rates (CFR) since …

Acute Febrile Illness Among Children in Butajira, South–Central Ethiopia During the Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program

M Teferi, M Desta, B Yeshitela, T Beyene… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Clearly differentiating causes of fever is challenging where diagnostic
capacities are limited, resulting in poor patient management. We investigated acute febrile …

Impact of a package of diagnostic tools, clinical algorithm, and training and communication on outpatient acute fever case management in low-and middle-income …

O Salami, P Horgan, CE Moore, A Giri, A Sserwanga… - Trials, 2020 - Springer
Background The management of acute febrile illnesses places a heavy burden on clinical
services in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Bacterial and viral aetiologies …

Next-generation sequencing survey of acute febrile illness in Senegal (2020–2022)

GS Orf, AD Ahouidi, M Mata, C Diedhiou… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Acute febrile illnesses (AFI) in developing tropical and sub-tropical nations are
challenging to diagnose due to the numerous causes and non-specific symptoms. The …

Wide distribution of Mediterranean and African spotted fever agents and the first identification of Israeli spotted fever agent in ticks in Uganda

W Eneku, B Erima, AM Byaruhanga… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Rickettsia microorganisms are causative agents of several neglected emerging infectious
diseases in humans transmitted by arthropods including ticks. In this study, ticks were …