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SFGR were also identified by polymerase chain reaction in 32 of 189 (11%, 95% CI: 8\u201315) tick pools from 26 of 72 (36%) cattle. Twenty-five (8%, 95% CI: 6\u201312) tick pools were positive for\n                    <jats:italic>Rickettsia africae<\/jats:italic>\n                    , the causative agent of African tick-bite fever. Health-care providers in Djibouti should be aware of the possibility of rickettsiae infections among patients, although further research is needed to determine the impact of these infections in the country.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.15-0775","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,6,6]],"date-time":"2016-06-06T23:04:20Z","timestamp":1465254260000},"page":"462-465","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":57,"title":["Evidence of Rickettsia and Orientia Infections Among Abattoir Workers in Djibouti"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"95","author":[{"given":"Katherine C.","family":"Horton","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"1Global Disease Detection Regional Center, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ju","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2Viral and Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, 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