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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Thiga, Jacqueline W. ; Mutai, Beth K. ; Eyako, Wurapa K. ; Ng’ang’a, Zipporah ; Jiang, Ju ; Richards, Allen L. ; Waitumbi, John N.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Antigens, Bacterial Child Child, Preschool Female Fever Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Orientia Tsutsugamushi Population Surveillance Prevalence Rickettsia Rickettsia Infections Scrub Typhus Seroepidemiologic Studies Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(4):688-691.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kenya
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0f5aaad709638efc14d12703afc84ed82987df449346cca783bfb7655fcf66c2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/29314/cdc_29314_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.13 MB ]