Volume 16, Number 7—July 2010
Dispatch
Rickettsia felis–associated Uneruptive Fever, Senegal
Cristina Socolovschi, Oleg Mediannikov, Cheikh Sokhna, Adama Tall, Georges Diatta, Hubert Bassene, Jean-François Trape, and Didier Raoult
Table 2
Clinical signs and symptoms in and epidemiologic data for patients with flea-borne spotted fever, rural Senegal, November 2008–July 2009*
| Village | Sampling date | Age, y/sex | Temperature, °C | Signs and symptoms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dielmo | 2009 Jun | 57/F | 38.4 | Fatigue |
| 2009 Apr | 40/F | 39.5 | Chills, fatigue, headache, poor appetite, thirst, pharyngitis, sleep disorders, rhinitis, urinary pain | |
| 2009 Jun | 2/F | 38 | Fatigue | |
| 2009 Jan | 2/M | 38.1 | Cough, rhinitis, | |
| 2009 Apr | 3/M | 38.1 | Poor appetite, cough, sleep disorders | |
| 2009 Jul | 3/M | 38.5 | Headache, fatigue, poor appetite, sleep disorders | |
| 2008 Dec | 6/F |
39.7 | Headache | |
| 2009 Jan |
38.5 |
Headache |
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| Ndiop | 2009 Apr | 10/F | 38.7 | Fatigue, headache, nausea, vomiting |
*Fever was part of the case definition and therefore part of the clinical picture for all patients.
