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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Murphy, Holly ; Renvoisé, Aurélie ; Pandey, Prativa ; Parola, Philippe ; Raoult, Didier
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Description:
We report a case of Rickettsia honei infection in a human in Nepal. The patient had severe illness and many clinical features typical of Flinders Island spotted fever. Diagnosis was confirmed by indirect immunofluorescent assay with serum and molecular biological techniques. Flinders Island spotted fever may be an endemic rickettsiosis in Nepal.
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Aged Antibodies, Bacterial Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Dispatch Exanthema Female Flinders Island Spotted Fever Human Humans Immunoglobulin G Nepal Rickettsia Rickettsia Honei Rickettsia Infections Ticks
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 17(10):1865-1867.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:35454c34872a9c565bb0be9f446bdd8662ffe814eeb3e1972ab98ae6599cc513
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18527/cdc_18527_DS1.pdf
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