By IDSE News Staff
A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in sub-Saharan Africa.
Scientists examined 550 patients from Guinea who developed a persistent fever at the time of the major Ebola outbreak in 2014, but tested negative for the Ebola virus on-site. The goal was to use modern diagnostic methods to better understand the underlying infectious diseases (J Infect Dis 2025 Feb 10.