Human Infections with Rickettsia raoultii, China

Jia, Na; Zheng, Yuan-Chun; Ma, Lan; Huo, Qiu-Bo; Ni, Xue-Bing; Jiang, Bao-Gui; Chu, Yan-Li; Jiang, Rui-Ruo; Jiang, Jia-Fu; Cao, Wu-Chun

doi:10.3201/eid2005.130995

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Human Infections with Rickettsia raoultii, China

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May 2014
By Jia, Na ; Zheng, Yuan-Chun ; Ma, Lan ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Jia, Na ; Zheng, Yuan-Chun ; Ma, Lan ; Huo, Qiu-Bo ; Ni, Xue-Bing ; Jiang, Bao-Gui ; Chu, Yan-Li ; Jiang, Rui-Ruo ; Jiang, Jia-Fu ; Cao, Wu-Chun
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We used molecular methods to identify Rickettsia raoultii infections in 2 persons in China. These persons had localized rashes around sites of tick bites. R. raoultii DNA was detected in 4% of Dermacentor silvarum ticks collected in the same area of China and in 1 feeding tick detached from 1 patient.
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Adult Aged Antibodies, Bacterial Bacterial Proteins Dispatch Humans Male Phylogeny Rickettsia Rickettsia Infections Tick Bites
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Emerg Infect Dis. 20(5):866-868.
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Journal Article
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China
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Asia
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20
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5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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