Study on causes of fever in primary healthcare center uncovers pathogens of public health concern in Madagascar.

• Main Authors: Julia Guillebaud (Author), Barivola Bernardson (Author), Tsiry Hasina Randriambolamanantsoa (Author), Laurence Randrianasolo (Author), Jane Léa Randriamampionona (Author), Cesare Augusto Marino (Author), Voahangy Rasolofo (Author), Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia (Author), Ines Vigan-Womas (Author), Voula Stivaktas (Author), Marietjie Venter (Author), Patrice Piola (Author), Jean-Michel Héraud (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The increasing use of malaria diagnostic tests reveals a growing proportion of patients with fever but no malaria. Clinicians and health care workers in low-income countries have few tests to diagnose causes of fever other than malaria although several diseases share common symptoms. We p...