Outbreak of acute undifferentiated febrile illness in Kathmandu, Nepal: clinical and epidemiological investigation

Outbreak of acute undifferentiated febrile illness in Kathmandu, Nepal: clinical and epidemiological investigation

Abstract Background Outbreaks of acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) are common in Nepal, but the exact etiology or risk factors for them often go unrecognized. Diseases like influenza, enteric fever and rickettsial fevers account for majority of such outbreaks. Optimal diagnostic tests to...

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Main Authors: Sunil Pokharel, Manan Karki, Bhim Acharya, Baburam Marasini, Amit Arjyal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Outbreak
Undifferentiated fever
Clinical features
Epidemiological investigation
Risk factors
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4803-8

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