Etiologic Agents of Fever of Unknown Origin Among Patients Attending Mnazi Mmoja Hospital, Zanzibar

ConclusionsZoonotic and arboviral etiological agents of fever of unknown origin are present among patients at the Mnazi Mmoja hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania. There is a need to develop a baseline of standardized diagnostic approaches particularly within the hospital setting. In areas with low malaria prevalence like Zanzibar,Dengue, Rickettsia, Coxiella burnetii, Brucellosis should be considered by clinicians in the differential diagnoses of FUO.
Source: Journal of Community Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research