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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"acute febrile illness"”.
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Changing etiologies in childhood acute febrile illness: implications for management in an era of declining malaria
Background: Acute febrile illness (AFI) is a common syndrome among children presenting to a healthcare facility in resource-limited settings and a substantial contributor to childhood mortality. In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria has historically been a leading cause of childhood AFI but malaria …
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Investigations into the viral molecular determinants of lethality of Punta Toro virus (Bunyaviridae, phlebovirus) in the Syrian hamster.
… in Panama and Northern Columbia and causes an acute febrile illness in humans lasting 2-5 days. Human seroprevalence in regions within Panama have been reported up to 34% in the most easterly region of Darien however little is understood about the clinical spectrum of PTV induced illness, …
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Detection of zoonotic bacterial pathogens in multiple hosts using a microbiome approach and molecular characterization of Anaplasma phagocytophilum
… In this area, undifferentiated non-malarial acute febrile illness (AFI) is among the most common presenting signs in patients seeking healthcare at the community clinics. Recent research suggested that zoonotic pathogens either rodent-borne or tick-borne may be common aetiologies of febrile …
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Comparative study of the clinical manifestations and pathophysiology of leptospirosis and scrub typhus
… and scrub typhus accounted for 45% of acute febrile illness in 1249 prospectively studied patients presenting to Udon Thani hospital , northeast Thailand between October 2000 and December 2002, nearly 20% of who has leptospirosis and scrub typhus coinfection. A total of 311 patients had …
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Cross-reactivity among alphaviruses provides insight into viral emergence and novel defense strategies
… of these groups cause disease symptoms of an acute febrile illness; however, each group has a distinct, hallmark disease symptom; New World alphaviruses, such as Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses (EEEV, WEEV, and VEEV, respectively), present with severe encephalitis …
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Applied epidemiology of infectious diseases in Australia
… In humans the disease can manifest as either acute febrile illness or chronic illness that may affect the heart or liver. The Australian Government funded the National Q fever Management Program (NQFMP) from 2000 to 2006, which provided screening and vaccination for target high risk groups. We …
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Applied epidemiology of infectious diseases in Australia
… In humans the disease can manifest as either acute febrile illness or chronic illness that may affect the heart or liver. The Australian Government funded the National Q fever Management Program (NQFMP) from 2000 to 2006, which provided screening and vaccination for target high risk groups. We …
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Acute febrile respiratory illness aboard ships in the US Navy
Acute Febrile Respiratory Illness (A/FRI) is a common but significant category of illness with world wide effect and impact on morbidity and mortality. In the shipboard environment the environmental, susceptibility and exposure factors that favor the spread of A/FRI are augmented. This paper …