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.
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Fenollar, F., Trape, J. F., Bassene, H., Sokhna, C., & Raoult, D. (2009). Tropheryma whipplei in fecal samples from children, Senegal. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 15(6), 922–924. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1506.090182
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