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- Title
Evidence of Orientia spp. Endemicity among Severe Infectious Disease Cohorts, Uganda.
- Authors
Blair, Paul W.; Kobba, Kenneth; Okello, Stephen; Alharthi, Sultanah; Naluyima, Prossy; Clemens, Emily; Kibuuka, Hannah; Clark, Danielle V.; Kakooza, Francis; Lamorde, Mohammed; Manabe, Yukari C.; Dumler, J. Stephen
- Abstract
At 3 severe infection cohort sites in Uganda, Orientia seropositivity was common. We identified 4 seroconversion cases and 1 PCR-positive case. These results provide serologic and molecular support for Orientia spp. circulating in sub-Saharan Africa, possibly expanding its endemic range. Orientia infections could cause severe illness and hospitalizations in this region.
- Subjects
UGANDA; SUB-Saharan Africa; COMMUNICABLE diseases; ENDEMIC diseases; SEROCONVERSION; SURGICAL site infections
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2024, Vol 30, Issue 7, p1442
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid3007.231040