Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010
To determine previous exposure and incidence of rickettsial infections in western Kenya during 2007–2010, we conducted hospital-based surveillance. Antibodies against rickettsiae were detected in 57.4% of previously collected serum samples. In a 2008–2010 prospective study, Rickettsia felis DNA was...
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| author | Alice N. Maina Darryn L. Knobel Ju Jiang Jo Halliday Daniel R. Feikin Sarah Cleaveland Zipporah Ng’ang’a Muthoni Junghae Robert F. Breiman Allen L. Richards M. Kariuki Njenga |
| author_facet | Alice N. Maina Darryn L. Knobel Ju Jiang Jo Halliday Daniel R. Feikin Sarah Cleaveland Zipporah Ng’ang’a Muthoni Junghae Robert F. Breiman Allen L. Richards M. Kariuki Njenga |
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| description | To determine previous exposure and incidence of rickettsial infections in western Kenya during 2007–2010, we conducted hospital-based surveillance. Antibodies against rickettsiae were detected in 57.4% of previously collected serum samples. In a 2008–2010 prospective study, Rickettsia felis DNA was 2.2× more likely to be detected in febrile than in afebrile persons. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c9a214512161435fa5c404a13d0cc35b2022-12-21T23:56:04ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592012-02-0118232833110.3201/eid1802.111372Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010Alice N. MainaDarryn L. KnobelJu JiangJo HallidayDaniel R. FeikinSarah CleavelandZipporah Ng’ang’aMuthoni JunghaeRobert F. BreimanAllen L. RichardsM. Kariuki NjengaTo determine previous exposure and incidence of rickettsial infections in western Kenya during 2007–2010, we conducted hospital-based surveillance. Antibodies against rickettsiae were detected in 57.4% of previously collected serum samples. In a 2008–2010 prospective study, Rickettsia felis DNA was 2.2× more likely to be detected in febrile than in afebrile persons.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/2/11-1372_articlerickettsial infectionsRickettsia felisrickettsiaKenyafever of unknown origin |
| spellingShingle | Alice N. Maina Darryn L. Knobel Ju Jiang Jo Halliday Daniel R. Feikin Sarah Cleaveland Zipporah Ng’ang’a Muthoni Junghae Robert F. Breiman Allen L. Richards M. Kariuki Njenga Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010 Emerging Infectious Diseases rickettsial infections Rickettsia felis rickettsia Kenya fever of unknown origin |
| title | Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010 |
| title_full | Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010 |
| title_fullStr | Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010 |
| title_short | Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010 |
| title_sort | rickettsia felis infection in febrile patients western kenya 2007 2010 |
| topic | rickettsial infections Rickettsia felis rickettsia Kenya fever of unknown origin |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/2/11-1372_article |
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