Human Rickettsia heilongjiangensis Infection, Japan

Ando, Shuji; Kurosawa, Masahiro; Sakata, Akiko; Fujita, Hiromi; Sakai, Katsurou; Sekine, Masao; Katsumi, Masanori; Saitou, Wakana; Yano, Yasuhiro; Takada, Nobuhiro; Takano, Ai; Kawabata, Hiroki; Hanaoka, Nozomu; Watanabe, Haruo; Kurane, Ichiro; Kishimoto, Toshio

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Human Rickettsia heilongjiangensis Infection, Japan

Published Date:

Aug 2010

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 16(8):1306-1308.

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Ando, Shuji ; Kurosawa, Masahiro ; Sakata, Akiko ; Fujita, Hiromi ; Sakai, Katsurou ; ... More ▼

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A case of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis infection in Japan was identified in a 35-year-old man who had rash, fever, and eschars. Serum contained R. heilongjiangensis antibodies, and eschars contained R. heilongjiangensis DNA. R. heilongjiangensis was also isolated from ticks in the suspected geographic area of infection.

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