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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Moonga, Lavel C. ; Hayashida, Kyoko ; Mulunda, Namwiinga R. ; Nakamura, Yukiko ; Chipeta, James ; ... More +
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 Less -
Description:
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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Animals
Humans
Rickettsia
Rickettsia Felis
Rickettsia Infections
Siphonaptera

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 27(8):2237-2239
Pubmed ID:
34287134
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC8314825
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Zambia
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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