Human spotted fever group rickettsioses are underappreciated in southern Taiwan, particularly for the species closely-related to Rickettsia felis.

Human spotted fever group rickettsioses are underappreciated in southern Taiwan, particularly for the species closely-related to Rickettsia felis.

BACKGROUND: Despite increased identification of spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) in animals and arthropods, human SFGR are poorly characterized in Taiwan. METHODS: Patients with suspected Q fever, scrub typhus, murine typhus, leptospirosis, and dengue fever from April 2004 to December 2009 w...

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Main Authors: Chung-Hsu Lai, Lin-Li Chang, Jiun-Nong Lin, Kun-Hsien Tsai, Ya-Chien Hung, Li-Li Kuo, Hsi-Hsun Lin, Yen-Hsu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3995941?pdf=render

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