@article{fdi:010067629,
  title = {{T}ropheryma whipplei as a cause of epidemic fever, {S}enegal, 2010-2012},
  author = {{B}assene, {H}. and {M}ediannikov, {O}leg and {S}ocolovschi, {C}. and {R}atmanov, {P}. and {K}eita, {A}. {K}. and {S}okhna, {C}heikh and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {F}enollar, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he bacterium {T}ropheryma whipplei, which causes {W}hipple disease in humans, is commonly detected in the feces of persons in {A}frica. {I}t is also associated with acute infections. {W}e investigated the role of {T} whipplei in febrile patients from 2 rural villages in {S}enegal. {D}uring {J}une 2010 {M}arch 2012, we collected whole-blood finger-prick samples from 786 febrile and 385 healthy villagers. {T} whipplei was detected in blood specimens from 36 (4.6%) of the 786 febrile patients and in 1 (0.25%) of the 385 apparently healthy persons. {O}f the 37 {T} whipplei cases, 26 (70.2%) were detected in {A}ugust 2010. {F}amilial cases and a potential new genotype were observed. {T}he patients' symptoms were mainly headache (68.9%) and cough (36.1%). {O}ur findings suggest that {T} whipplei is a cause of epidemic fever in {S}enegal.},
  keywords = {{SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}merging {I}nfectious {D}iseases},
  volume = {22},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {1229--1234},
  ISSN = {1080-6040},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.3201/eid2207.150441},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067629},
}