Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010

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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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
rickettsial infections
Rickettsia felis
rickettsia
Kenya
fever of unknown origin
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/2/11-1372_article

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