Etiology of Severe Non-malaria Febrile Illness in Northern Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study

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John A. Crump · University of Otago

Anne B. Morrissey · Duke Medical Center

William L. Nicholson · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Robert F. Massung · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Robyn A. Stoddard · National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Renee L. Galloway · National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Eng Eong Ooi

Abstract

Malaria was uncommon and over-diagnosed, whereas invasive infections were underappreciated. Bacterial zoonoses and arbovirus infections were highly prevalent yet overlooked. An integrated approach to the syndrome of fever in resource-limited areas is needed to improve patient outcomes and to rationally target disease control efforts.

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Mosquito-borne diseases and control Viral Infections and Vectors Malaria Research and Control

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Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 7, Issue 7, pp. e2324-e2324

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002324

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Etiology of Severe Non-malaria Febrile Illness in Northern Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study

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