Rash -- Cameroon
Assuming that the signs and symptoms reported in this outbreak are all related to a single infectious disease, Gideon () gives highest ranking to leptospirosis, followed by typhoid, visceral leishmaniasis, and trypanosomiasis. If causal, the findings of lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly would discount malaria and yellow fever, respectively.
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Prof. Steve Berger
Geographic Medicine
Tel Aviv Medical Center
Israel
[ProMED thanks Steve Berger for his continued contributions. - Mod.LL
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