"There are many fevers": Communities' perception and management of Febrile illness and its relationship with human animal interactions in South-Western Uganda.

• Main Authors: Michael Wandanje Mahero (Author), Katherine M Pelican (Author), Jacinta M Waila (Author), Shamilah Namusisi (Author), Innocent B Rwego (Author), Charles Kajura (Author), Christopher Nyatuna (Author), David R Boulware (Author), Joel Hartter (Author), Lawrence Mugisha (Author), Cheryl Robertson (Author), Dominic A Travis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diagnosing the causative agent of febrile illness in resource-limited countries is a challenge in part due to lack of adequate diagnostic infrastructure to confirm cause of infection. Most febrile illnesses (>60%) are non-malarial, with a significant proportion being zoonotic and likely from anim...