Malaria misdiagnosis substantially contributes to the underestimation of global human brucellosis incidence
Human brucellosis misdiagnosed as malaria can significantly impact global annual incidence estimates. Enhanced efforts are needed to identify misdiagnosed cases in countries where both diseases are endemic.
Authors
- Valen E. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8659-4772)
- Christopher G. Laine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2903-176X)
- H.M. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0538-5961)
- Ángela M. Arenas-Gamboa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1631-2653)
Institutions
- Texas A&M University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22665-9
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.13