EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Serologic Study of Rickettsioses Among Acute Febrile Patients in Central Tunisia

EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: N. Kaabia, J.M. Rolain, M. Khalifa, E. Ben Jazia, F. Bahri, D. Raoult, and A. Letaief, “Serologic Study of Rickettsioses Among Acute Febrile Patients in Central Tunisia,” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1078, no. 1 (2006): 176–179, https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1374.126. This Expression of Concern is for the above article, published online on October 31, 2006, in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), and has been issued by agreement between the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences’ Editor-in-Chief and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Expression of Concern has been agreed due to questions raised about the study's adherence to French legal and ethical requirements for research involving human subjects, including questions regarding proper informed consent for research involving vulnerable populations. The investigation into these concerns is ongoing. Therefore, the journal has decided to issue an Expression of Concern to inform and alert readers.