Natural Mediterranean Spotted Fever Foci, Qingdao, China

Gu, Xiao-Lan; Wang, Rui; Zhou, Chuan-Min; Cui, Jiang-Tao; Li, Ze-Min; Jiang, Ze-Zheng; Li, Bang; Peng, Qiu-Ming; Zhang, Wen-Kang; Han, Hui-Ju; Yu, Xue-Jie

doi:10.3201/eid2812.221097

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Natural Mediterranean Spotted Fever Foci, Qingdao, China

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12 2022
By Gu, Xiao-Lan ; Wang, Rui ; Zhou, Chuan-Min ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Gu, Xiao-Lan ; Wang, Rui ; Zhou, Chuan-Min ; Cui, Jiang-Tao ; Li, Ze-Min ; Jiang, Ze-Zheng ; Li, Bang ; Peng, Qiu-Ming ; Zhang, Wen-Kang ; Han, Hui-Ju ; Yu, Xue-Jie
Description:

We sequenced DNA from spleens of rodents captured in rural areas of Qingdao, East China, during 2013-2015. We found 1 Apodemus agrarius mouse infected with Rickettsia conorii, indicating a natural Mediterranean spotted fever foci exists in East China and that the range of R. conorii could be expanding.
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Animals Apodemus Agrarius Boutonneuse Fever Indian Tick Typhus Mice Mouse Rodentia Rodents Vector-Borne Infections Zoonoses
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Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(12):2524-2527
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36417960
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PMC9707604
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Journal Article
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Dispatch
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China
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28
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12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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