High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya

Thiga, Jacqueline W.; Mutai, Beth K.; Eyako, Wurapa K.; Ng’ang’a, Zipporah; Jiang, Ju; Richards, Allen L.; Waitumbi, John N.

doi:10.3201/eid2104.141387

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High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya

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Apr 2015

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2104.141387

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Emerg Infect Dis. 21(4):688-691.

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English

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Thiga, Jacqueline W. ; Mutai, Beth K. ; Eyako, Wurapa K. ; Ng’ang’a, Zipporah ; Jiang, Ju ; ... More ▼

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Serum samples from patients in Kenya with febrile illnesses were screened for antibodies against bacteria that cause spotted fever, typhus, and scrub typhus. Seroprevalence was 10% for spotted fever group, <1% for typhus group, and 5% for scrub typhus group. Results should help clinicians expand their list of differential diagnoses for undifferentiated fevers.

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Kenya

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