Rickettsia japonica Infection after Land Leech Bite, Japan

Sando, Eiichiro; Suzuki, Motoi; Katayama, Mitsuya; Taira, Masakatsu; Fujita, Hiromi; Ariyoshi, Koya

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Rickettsia japonica Infection after Land Leech Bite, Japan

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Jun 2019
By Sando, Eiichiro ; Suzuki, Motoi ; Katayama, Mitsuya ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Sando, Eiichiro ; Suzuki, Motoi ; Katayama, Mitsuya ; Taira, Masakatsu ; Fujita, Hiromi ; Ariyoshi, Koya
Description:

We report a case of Rickettsia japonica infection in an 81-year-old man in central Japan. The patient had fever, rash, and an eschar but no evidence of a tick bite. His symptoms began 8 days after a land leech bite. The land leech is a potential vector of R. japonica.
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Bacteria Japan Japanese Spotted Fever Leech Orientia Tsutsugamushi Research Letter Rickettsia Rickettsia Japonica Rickettsia Japonica Infection After Land Leech Bite, Japan Scrub Typhus Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 25(6):1243-1245
Pubmed ID:

31107234
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6537741
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Journal Article
Volume:

25
Issue:

6
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:933c20b1cbe7493298306ecbd60c2cd877ca657531141293e52cd5e4987b13a7
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