@article{95664, keywords = {antibiotics, leptospirosis, Neglected Tropical Diseases, tropical countries}, author = {Goarant C and Dellagi K and Picardeau M}, title = {Ending the Neglect of Treatable Bacterial Zoonoses Responsible for Non-Malaria Fevers.}, abstract = {

Bacterial zoonotic diseases such as leptospirosis, Q fever, melioidosis, spotted fever group rickettsioses, and brucellosis are increasingly recognized causes of non-malaria acute fevers. However, though readily treatable with antibiotics, these diseases are commonly misdiagnosed resulting in poor outcomes in patients. There is a considerable deficit in the understanding of basic aspects of the epidemiology of these neglected diseases and diagnostic tests for these zoonotic bacterial pathogens are not always available in resource-poor settings. Raising awareness about these emerging bacterial zoonoses is directly beneficial to the patients by allowing a test-and-treat approach and is essential to control these life-threatening diseases.

}, year = {2021}, journal = {The Yale journal of biology and medicine}, volume = {94}, pages = {351-360}, month = {06/2021}, issn = {1551-4056}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8223548/pdf/yjbm_94_2_351.pdf}, language = {eng}, }