This review examines the nexus of poverty, malnutrition and diseases in Africa, the
challenges, implications and their mitigation. The paper takes a critical look at available …

Many infectious diseases have emerged or reemerged in Africa in the 21st century. Some of
them are associated with newly discovered microorganisms such as Rickettsia felis and …

Tropheryma whipplei is the causative bacterium of Whipple's disease. Its first culture has led
to an enlargement of the field of the caused infections. Here, we comprehensively review …

Introduction: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is one of the most common opportunistic
infections in HIV-infected patients. However, coinfection with Tropheryma whipplei is …

Post-infectious chronic fatigue syndrome is a public health problem. Etiologies and
physiopathological mechanisms are unknown. Some viruses are known to be involved in …

Aim: To obtain the first molecular epidemiological survey of Tropheryma whipplei intestinal
colonization in Italy. Materials& methods: Retrospective, observational study to assess the …

We obtained fecal samples from migrant children< 12 years of age throughout hotspots in
Greece and tested them for Tropheryma whipplei by using a quantitative PCR assay. We …

Infectious diseases represent one of the greatest potential barriers to achievement of the
third Sustainable Development Goals in African countries and around the world because …

The epidemiology of febrile illness etiologies is under-explored in resource-poor settings.
Establishing a local repertory of microorganisms circulating in blood of febrile and afebrile …

Aim & method: Tropheryma whipplei causes Whipple's disease. Children are reservoirs of
this bacterium. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of T. whipplei in …