Ending the Neglect of Treatable Bacterial Zoonoses Responsible for Non-Malaria Fevers

Overview

Journal Yale J Biol Med

Specialty Biology

Date 2021 Jul 2

PMID 34211354

Citations 3

Authors

Cyrille Goarant

Koussay Dellagi

Mathieu Picardeau

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Abstract

Bacterial zoonotic diseases such as leptospirosis, Q fever, melioidosis, spotted fever group rickettsioses, and brucellosis are increasingly recognized causes of non-malaria acute fevers. However, though readily treatable with antibiotics, these diseases are commonly misdiagnosed resulting in poor outcomes in patients. There is a considerable deficit in the understanding of basic aspects of the epidemiology of these neglected diseases and diagnostic tests for these zoonotic bacterial pathogens are not always available in resource-poor settings. Raising awareness about these emerging bacterial zoonoses is directly beneficial to the patients by allowing a test-and-treat approach and is essential to control these life-threatening diseases.

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