FRANKFURT. The so-called “Oroya fever” is an extremely severe infectious disease, yet it is classified among the so-called neglected tropical diseases. This is because the infection occurs – so far – ...
UCSF researchers have identified a new species of bacteria, similar to the bug that caused trench fever in World War I, in an American tourist who was sickened after a spending three weeks trekking in ...
A new species of bacteria has come to light in Brazil. It’s genetically similar to two other disease-causing bacteria from the Andes, which are known to infect humans through sand fly bites. According ...
The so-called "Oroya fever" is an extremely severe infectious disease, yet it is classified among the so-called neglected tropical diseases. This is because the infection occurs - so far - exclusively ...
The following patient was seen in the inpatient department of the 36-bed Tropical Disease Unit at Cayetano Heredia National Hospital. History: 40-year-old male presented with a 25-day history of fever ...
A research team working along forest trails in Brazil’s Amazon National Park has picked up a signal that is raising eyebrows in tropical disease circles. In sand flies collected over a year, ...
The so-called "Oroya fever" is an extremely severe infectious disease, yet it is classified among the so-called neglected tropical diseases. This is because the infection occurs—so far—exclusively in ...
The bacterial pathogen Bartonella bacilliformis causes in South America one of the most dangerous infectious diseases known: the so-called “Oroya fever.” Without antibiotic treatment, 90 percent of ...
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