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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Looking for Tropheryma whipplei source and reservoir in Rural Senegal
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 88, No. 2, Year 2013
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Tropheryma whipplei, the bacterium linked to Whipple's disease, is involved in acute infections and asymptomatic carriage. In rural Senegal, the prevalence of T. whipplei is generally high but is not homogeneous throughout households in the same village. We studied environmental samples collected in two Senegalese villages and conducted the survey to investigate the difference between households. Overall, the comparison between five households with very high T. whipplei prevalence and three households without any registered cases showed that the only difference was the presence of toilets in the latter (1/5 versus 3/3; P = 0.01423). Among the 1,002 environmental specimens (including domestic and synanthropic animals and dust sampled in households) tested for T. whipplei DNA, only four specimens were slightly positive. Humans are currently the predominant identified reservoir and source of T. whipplei in these populations. Limited access to toilets and exposure to human feces facilitate the fecal-oral transmission of T. whipplei. Copyright © 2013 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Keïta, Alpha Kabinet
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Mediannikov, Oleg Y.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Ratmanov, Pavel Eduardovich
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Diatta, Georges
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Basséne, Hubert
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Roucher, Clémentine
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Tall, Adama
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Pasteur de Dakar
Sokhna, Cheikh Sadibou
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Trape, Jean François
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Raoult, Didier A.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Fénollar, Florence
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Statistics
Citations: 31
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0614
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Senegal