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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / microbiology
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Feces / microbiology*
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Female
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Genotype
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Humans
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Male
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Prevalence
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Rural Population
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Senegal / epidemiology
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Tropheryma* / classification
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Tropheryma* / genetics
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Tropheryma* / isolation & purification
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Whipple Disease / epidemiology*
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Whipple Disease / microbiology