Tropheryma whippleiin Fecal Samples from Children, Senegal
Open Access
- 1 June 2009
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 15 (6) , 922-924
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1506.090182
Abstract
We tested fecal samples from 150 healthy children 2–10 years of age who lived in rural Senegal and found the prevalence of Tropheryma whipplei was 44%. Unique genotypes were associated with this bacterium. Our findings suggest that T. whipplei is emerging as a highly prevalent pathogen in sub-Saharan Africa.Keywords
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