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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Maina, Alice N. ; Farris, Christina M. ; Odhiambo, Antony ; Jiang, Ju ; Laktabai, Jeremiah ; Armstrong, Janice ; Holland, Thomas ; Richards, Allen L. ; O’Meara, Wendy P.
• 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.
• Subjects:
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross Reactions
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Fever
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Infant
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(5):883-886.
• Pubmed ID:
  27088502
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4861507
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kenya
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39355/cdc_39355_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 408.37 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:54778ab99aa106d4687f3a2bd9cd74e37ec594a177a08080cdea7b182a3221b9