Metagenomic surveillance of undiagnosed febrile illness in Nigeria does not reveal the etiological agent for most patients
Grace J. Vaziri, Julia C. Pritchard, Jillian I. Howard, Grace E. Stamm, David H. O’Connor, Christina M. Newman, Matthew T. Aliota, Asabe Adamu Dzikwi-Emennaa
The paper uses metagenomic sequencing to investigate undiagnosed febrile illness in Nigeria, identifying viruses and bacteria but finding no clear etiological agent for most cases.
bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2026 · PreprintGenomics