First Identification and Description of Rickettsioses and Q Fever as Causes of Acute Febrile Illness in Nicaragua.

• Main Authors: Megan E Reller (Author), Ijeuru Chikeka (Author), Jeremy J Miles (Author), J Stephen Dumler (Author), Christopher W Woods (Author), Orlando Mayorga (Author), Armando J Matute (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Rickettsial infections and Q fever present similarly to other acute febrile illnesses, but are infrequently diagnosed because of limited diagnostic tools. Despite sporadic reports, rickettsial infections and Q fever have not been prospectively studied in Central America. METHODOLOGY/PRINC...