High seroprevalence for spotted fever group rickettsiae, is associated with higher temperatures and rural environment in Mbeya region, Southwestern Tanzania.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Norbert Heinrich (लेखक), Tatjana Dill (लेखक), Gerhard Dobler (लेखक), Petra Clowes (लेखक), Inge Kroidl (लेखक), Mandy Starke (लेखक), Nyanda Elias Ntinginya (लेखक), Leonard Maboko (लेखक), Thomas Löscher (लेखक), Michael Hoelscher (लेखक), Elmar Saathoff (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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BACKGROUND:Rickettsioses are endemic in sub-Sahara Africa. Burden of disease, risk factors and transmission are hitherto sparsely described. METHODS:From the EMINI (Evaluating and Monitoring the Impact of New Interventions) population cohort, we randomly selected 1,228 persons above the age of 5 yea...