T Whipplei worldwide now found in Africa

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T Whipplei worldwide now found in Africa

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http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/6/pdfs/09-0182.pdf
primarily about subsaharan africa, this article also talks about prevalence in Europe and the USA which may be transmitted via fecal matter to mouth which seems to occur frequently in Children. this pathogen can cause uveitis here in the USA
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