Volume 21, Number 10—October 2015
Research
Possible Role of Rickettsia felis in Acute Febrile Illness among Children in Gabon
Table 2
Rickettsia felis test results and demographic data for children recruited for sampling in Gabon, April 2013–January 2014*
Site | Population | No. R. felis positive/no. tested (%) |
Latitude, longitude | Altitude, m | Lifestyle | Vegetation | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Febrile children | Afebrile children | ||||||
Franceville |
≈56,000 |
1/77 (1.3) |
1/24 (4.2) |
1°37′14.52′′S, 13°34′57.72′′E |
333 |
Urban |
Savannah |
Koulamoutou |
≈17,000 |
3/141 (2.1) |
None enrolled |
1°8′20.65′′S, 12°28′0.2′′E |
349 |
Semiurban |
Plantations and degraded forest |
Lastourville |
≈10,000 |
15/134 (11.2) |
0/16 |
0°49′1.2′′S, 12°42′0′′E |
483 |
Rural |
Rainforest |
Fougamou | ≈4,100 | 23/58 (39.7) | 1/20 (5.0) | 1°13′0.01′′S, 10°36′0′′E | 108 | Rural | Plantations and degraded forest |
*For all sites, the short dry season occurred during mid-December–mid-February, the short rainy season occurred during mid-February–mid-May, the long dry season occurred during mid-May–mid-September, and the long rainy season occurred during mid-September to mid-December.