Seroprevalence of Q-fever in febrile individuals in Mali

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 612-617

  Steinmann, Peter ^a   Bonfoh, Bassirou ^a   Péter, Olivier ^b   Schelling, E ^a   Traore M ^c   Zinsstag, Jacob ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Institut Central des Hopitaux Valaisans   (Switzerland)

^c Clinique Dr Yamadon Sidibe   (Mali)

Author keywords

Mali; Microimmunoflourescence; Q fever; Risk factors; Seropositivity

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALI; Q FEVER; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALI; MIDDLE AGED; Q FEVER; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 20444386893     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01420.x     Document Type: Article

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