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Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Inner Mongolia, China, 2015–2016

Authors :
Gaowa
Wulantuya
Xuhong Yin
Shengchun Guo
Chunlian Ding
Minzhi Cao
Hiroki Kawabata
Kozue Sato
Shuji Ando
Hiromi Fujita
Fumihiko Kawamori
Hongru Su
Masahiko Shimada
Yuko Shimamura
Shuichi Masuda
Norio Ohashi
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 11, Pp 2105-2107 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018.

Abstract

We found Rickettsia raoultii infection in 6/261 brucellosis-negative patients with fever of unknown origin in brucellosis-endemic Inner Mongolia, China. We further identified Hyalomma asiaticum ticks associated with R. raoultii, H. marginatum ticks associated with R. aeschlimannii, and Dermacentor nuttalli ticks associated with both rickettsiae species in the autonomous region.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
24
Issue :
11
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.41df937a0e8045da99d3d9fe2f3973fc
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.162094