| Epidemic of louse-borne relapsing fever in Ethiopia. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 7901534 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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During summer 1991 an outbreak of louse-borne relapsing fever occurred simultaneously in two transit camps established for prisoners of war being returned from Eritrea at the end of the Ethiopian civil war. Only antibiotic treatment was given at the Bahr Dar camp where the frequency of cases increased for 20 days. Vector control by delousing in addition to antibiotics was given at Mekele camp where the frequency of cases fell over a similar period. This difference was significant (p < 0.001). Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between the decreasing proportion of camp inhabitants that had not been deloused at Mekele camp each day and the numbers of patients with fever (r = 0.89, p < 0.001). Taken together, these results confirm that effective control of an epidemic of louse-borne relapsing fever is dependent on efficient vector control in addition to antibiotic treatment. |
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Authors:
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K O Sundnes; A T Haimanot |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Lancet Volume: 342 ISSN: 0140-6736 ISO Abbreviation: Lancet Publication Date: 1993 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-12-08 Completed Date: 1993-12-08 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985213R Medline TA: Lancet Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1213-5 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Anaesthesia, Baerum Hospital, Norway. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adolescent Adult Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use DDT Disease Outbreaks* Ethiopia / epidemiology Humans Insect Control / methods Insect Vectors Lice / microbiology Lice Infestations / prevention & control Military Personnel* Relapsing Fever / epidemiology*, prevention & control, transmission Tetracycline / administration & dosage War* |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 50-29-3/DDT; 60-54-8/Tetracycline |
| Comments/Corrections | |
Comment In:
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Lancet. 1994 Jan 22;343(8891):242
[PMID:
7904703
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Lancet. 1993 Nov 13;342(8881):1192 [PMID: 7901526 ] |
Erratum In:
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Lancet 1994 Jan 22;334(8891):244 |
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