Descriptive epidemiology of rickettsial infections in Japan: Scrub typhus and Japanese spotted fever, 2007–2016

Descriptive epidemiology of rickettsial infections in Japan: Scrub typhus and Japanese spotted fever, 2007–2016

Objective: This study aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of endemics of two rickettsial diseases, scrub typhus (ST) and Japanese spotted fever (JSF), in Japan. Methods: We conducted a retrospective, descriptive epidemiological assessment of cases notified via national...

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Main Authors: Hitomi Kinoshita, Yuzo Arima, Mika Shigematsu, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Masayuki Saijo, Kazunori Oishi, Shuji Ando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Scrub typhus
Japanese spotted fever
Rickettsia
Vector-borne disease
Surveillance
Japan
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221001557

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