Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011–2012

Maina, Alice N.; Farris, Christina M.; Odhiambo, Antony; Jiang, Ju; Laktabai, Jeremiah; Armstrong, Janice; Holland, Thomas; Richards, Allen L.; O’Meara, Wendy P.

doi:10.3201/eid2205.150953

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Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011–2012

Published Date:

May 2016

Publisher's site:

http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2205.150953 New Site Icon

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 22(5):883-886.

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Personal Authors:

Maina, Alice N. ; Farris, Christina M. ; Odhiambo, Antony ; Jiang, Ju ; Laktabai, Jeremiah ; ... More ▼

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Pubmed ID:

27088502

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4861507

Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Description:

To increase knowledge of undifferentiated fevers in Kenya, we tested paired serum samples from febrile children in western Kenya for antibodies against pathogens increasingly recognized to cause febrile illness in Africa. Of patients assessed, 8.9%, 22.4%, 1.1%, and 3.6% had enhanced seroreactivity to Coxiella burnetii, spotted fever group rickettsiae, typhus group rickettsiae, and scrub typhus group orientiae, respectively.

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