Incidence of tick-borne relapsing fever in west Africa: longitudinal study
The LancetPublished 1 July 2006
Laurence Vial, Georges Diatta, Adama Tall, El Hadj Bâ, Hilaire Bouganali, Patrick Durand
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The presence of the vector tick in most villages investigated and its high infection rate suggest that TBRF is a common cause of fever in most rural areas of Senegal, Mauritania, and Mali.
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The incidence of TBRF at the community level is the highest described in Africa for any bacterial disease. The presence of the vector tick in most villages investigated and its high infection rate suggest that TBRF is a common cause of fever in most rural areas of Senegal, Mauritania, and Mali.
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