Molecular Detection and Characterization of Rickettsia asembonensis in Human Blood, Zambia

Moonga, Lavel C.; Hayashida, Kyoko; Mulunda, Namwiinga R.; Nakamura, Yukiko; Chipeta, James; Moonga, Hawela B.; Namangala, Boniface; Sugimoto, Chihiro; Mtonga, Zephaniah; Mutengo, Mable; Yamagishi, Junya

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Molecular Detection and Characterization of Rickettsia asembonensis in Human Blood, Zambia

Published Date:

August 2021

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Emerg Infect Dis. 27(8):2237-2239

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English

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Moonga, Lavel C. ; Hayashida, Kyoko ; Mulunda, Namwiinga R. ; Nakamura, Yukiko ; Chipeta, James ; ... More ▼

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Rickettsia asembonensis is a flea-related Rickettsia with unknown pathogenicity to humans. We detected R. asembonensis DNA in 2 of 1,153 human blood samples in Zambia. Our findings suggest the possibility of R. asembonensis infection in humans despite its unknown pathogenicity.

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34287134

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PMC8314825

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Journal Article

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Zambia

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Molecular Detection and Characterization of Rickettsia asembonensis in Human Blood, Zambia

Molecular Detection and Characterization of Rickettsia asembonensis in Human Blood, Zambia

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