Acute Undifferentiated Fever in Ethiopia

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients presenting with acute fever (an axillary temperature of ≥37.5°C; symptom duration ≤7 days) * ≥ 15 years old * signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant woman \& children (\<15 y) * febrile patient suspected of urinary tract infection or acute respiratory tract infection * Individuals who had taken antimicrobial and antimalarial drug in the last 2 weeks * Patients with acute injury or trauma or for which participation in the study implies an unacceptable health risk as determined by the physicians