Rickettsia typhi seroprevalence among patients with unexplained acute fever at the Sourô Sanou University Hospital Center (SSUHC), Burkina Faso
Muhigwa Merci·Ouedraogo Abdoul-Salam·Gouba Nina·Da Frédéric Sylvère·Thiombiano P. F. Roseline Diane·Zoungrana Jacques·Poda Armel·Kaboré Odilon Dieudonné
This study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of anti-IgG antibodies against Rickettsia typhi among patients with unexplained acute fever (UAF) at the Sourô Sanou University Hospital (CHUSS) in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. A prospective study was conducted from July to October 2025. A total of 87 patients with UAF were enrolled. The diagnostic protocol systematically included blood cultures and ELISA for the detection of anti-R. typhi IgG antibody. The diagnostic protocol included routine scr