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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Richards, Allen L. ; Jiang, Ju ; Omulo, Sylvia ; Dare, Ryan ; Abdirahman, Khalif ; ... More +
Richards, Allen L. ; Jiang, Ju ; Omulo, Sylvia ; Dare, Ryan ; Abdirahman, Khalif ; Ali, Abdile ; Sharif, Shanaaz K. ; Feikin, Daniel R. ; Breiman, Robert F. ; Njenga, M. Kariuki Less -
Description:
To determine the cause of acute febrile illnesses other than malaria in the North Eastern Province, Kenya, we investigated rickettsial infection among patients from Garissa Provincial Hospital for 23 months during 2006-2008. Nucleic acid preparations of serum from 6 (3.7%) of 163 patients were positive for rickettsial DNA as determined by a genus-specific quantitative real-time PCR and were subsequently confirmed by molecular sequencing to be positive for Rickettsia felis. The 6 febrile patients' symptoms included headache; nausea; and muscle, back, and joint pain. None of the patients had a skin rash.
Subjects:
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Adolescent Adult Child DNA, Bacterial Female Humans Male Middle Aged Research Rickettsia Infections Young Adult
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 16(7):1081-1086.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Kenya
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:1ffed741578a172e08331daa0401c88b514278c27196c8dcddf16695aa391d10
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7948/cdc_7948_DS1.pdf
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