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Possible Case of Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis in Traveler Returning to Japan from India

Authors :
Ichiro Takajo
Tsuyoshi Sekizuka
Hiromi Fujita
Ayako Kawano
Takeshi Kawaguchi
Motohiro Matsuda
Kazuyoshi Kubo
Shunichi Miyauchi
Kunihiko Umekita
Yasuhiro Nagatomo
Makoto Kuroda
Tomohiko Takasaki
Akihiko Okayama
Shuji Ando
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 6, Pp 1079-1082 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016.

Abstract

A 60-year-old woman experienced fever, headache, rash, and altered vision after returning to Japan from India. Testing detected elevated antibody titers to spotted fever group rickettsia; PCR on blood yielded positive results for the rickettsial outer membrane protein A gene. We isolated a unique rickettsial agent and performed a full-genome analysis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
22
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6b7af981f5d046eead3d3bce9404cb94
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2206.151985