Studies of the Rickettsias of the Typhus-Rocky-Mountain-Spotted-Fever group in South Africa. III. The disease in the experimental animal. Cross-immunity tests [PDF]
The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590: 300dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.1. The effect of the rickettsias of rat typhus, tick-bite
Alexander, R.A., Mason, J.H.
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Vaccines against cholera, typhoid fever and shigellosis for developing countries.
Enteric diseases, such as cholera, typhoid fever and shigellosis, still produce a significant burden, especially among the poor in countries where these illnesses are endemic.
Ochiai, RL +7 more
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Mediterranean spotted fever: Presentation with pancytopenia
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF), Boutonneuse fever, is a tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia conorii and is endemic in the Mediterranean region.
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A large pericardial effusion and bilateral pleural effusions as the initial manifestations of Familial Mediterranean Fever [PDF]
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a condition characterized by recurrent febrile poly-serositis. Typical presentations of the disease include episodes of fever, abdominal pain and joint pains. Chest pain is a less common presentation.
Mallia, Carmel +4 more
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Gatifloxacin versus chloramphenicol for uncomplicated enteric fever: an open-label, randomised, controlled trial. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate whether gatifloxacin, a new generation and affordable fluoroquinolone, is better than chloramphenicol for the treatment of uncomplicated enteric fever in children and adults.
Dolecek, Christiane +35 more
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Yellow fever outbreak, Imatong, southern Sudan. [PDF]
In May 2003, the World Health Organization received reports about a possible outbreak of a hemorrhagic disease of unknown cause in the Imatong Mountains of southern Sudan.
Sang, Rosemary C +24 more
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Viral haemorrhagic fevers are caused by a wide range of viruses. There are 4 types of viruses well known to spread from person to person and able to cause nosocomial outbreaks with a high case fatality rate: an arenavirus (Lassa fever and more ...
Borchert, M. +7 more
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Molecular epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii from ruminants in Q fever outbreak, the Netherlands. [PDF]
Q fever is a zoonosis caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. One of the largest reported outbreaks of Q fever in humans occurred in the Netherlands starting in 2007; epidemiologic investigations identified small ruminants as the source.
Rob Buijs +27 more
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Epidemiology of Brucellosis and Q Fever in Linked Human and Animal Populations in Northern Togo [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Although brucellosis (Brucella spp.) and Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii) are zoonoses of global importance, very little high quality data are available from West Africa. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A serosurvey was conducted in Togo's main
Bassirou Bonfoh +31 more
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Febbre bottonosa del Mediterraneo
Boutonneuse Fever is an infectious disease due to Rickettsia conori characterized clinically by fever, maculo-papular rash and by a typical lesion in the site of inoculation, called «tache noire».
Guarneri, F., Borgia, F.
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