Human Infection with Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Genotype, China, 2015

Human Infection with Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Genotype, China, 2015

Only 4 species of spotted fever group rickettsiae have been detected in humans in China. However, phylogenetic analysis of samples from 5 ill patients in China indicated infection with a novel spotted fever group Rickettsia, designated Rickettsia sp. XY99. Clinical signs resembled those of severe fe...

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Main Authors: Hao Li, Xiao-Ming Cui, Ning Cui, Zhen-Dong Yang, Jian-Gong Hu, Ya-Di Fan, Xue-Juan Fan, Lan Zhang, Pan-He Zhang, Wu-Chun Cao, Li-Qun Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Spotted fever group rickettsiae
rickettsiosis
rickettsia
human infection
ticks
vector-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/12/16-0962_article

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