Neorickettsia sennetsu as a Neglected Cause of Fever in South-East Asia.

Neorickettsia sennetsu infection is rarely recognized, with less than 100 globally reported patients over the last 50 years. The disease is thought to be contracted by eating raw fish, a staple of many South-East Asian cuisines. In 2009, the first patient with sennetsu was identified in the Lao PDR...

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Main Authors: Sabine Dittrich, Weerawat Phuklia, Gareth D H Turner, Sayaphet Rattanavong, Vilada Chansamouth, Stephen J Dumler, David J P Ferguson, Daniel H Paris, Paul N Newton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4497638?pdf=render