Evidence of exposure to Rickettsia felis in Australian patients

Evidence of exposure to Rickettsia felis in Australian patients

Rickettsia felis is an emerging zoonosis, causing flea-borne spotted fever (FBSF). Serological diagnosis is typically confounded by cross-reactivity with typhus group rickettsiae and prior to the development of specific serological methods, cases of FBSF in Australia were misdiagnosed. Patient sera...

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Main Authors: Yen Thon Teoh, Sze Fui Hii, Stephen Graves, Robert Rees, John Stenos, Rebecca J. Traub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:One Health
Subjects:
Rickettsia felis
Rickettsia typhi
Flea-borne spotted fever
Murine typhus
Australia
Zoonosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771416300088

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