Ending the Neglect of Treatable Bacterial Zoonoses Responsible for Non-Malaria Fevers.
Yale J Biol Med
; 94(2): 351-360, 2021 06.
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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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Assunto principal:
Brucelose
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Leptospirose
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article