Human Rickettsia heilongjiangensis Infection, Japan

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作者
Ando, Shuji [1 ]
Kurosawa, Masahiro [2 ]
Sakata, Akiko
Fujita, Hiromi [3 ]
Sakai, Katsurou [4 ]
Sekine, Masao [4 ]
Katsumi, Masanori [4 ]
Saitou, Wakana [2 ]
Yano, Yasuhiro [5 ]
Takada, Nobuhiro [5 ]
Takano, Ai [6 ]
Kawabata, Hiroki [6 ]
Hanaoka, Nozomu
Watanabe, Haruo [6 ]
Kurane, Ichiro
Kishimoto, Toshio
机构
[1] Natl Inst Infect Dis, Dept Virol 1, Shinjuku Ku, Tokyo 1628640, Japan
[2] Sendai Med Ctr, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
[3] Ohara Gen Hosp, Fukushima, Japan
[4] Sendai City Inst Publ Hlth, Sendai, Miyagi 9840002, Japan
[5] Univ Fukui, Fukui 910, Japan
[6] Gifu Univ, Gifu, Japan
关键词
FEVER GROUP RICKETTSIAE; IDENTIFICATION; TICKS; GENE;
D O I
10.3201/eid1608.100049
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
A case of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis infection in Japan was identified in a 35-year-old man who had rash, fever, and eschars. Serum contained R. heilongjiangensis antibodies, and eschars contained R. heilongjiangensis DNA. R. heilongjiangensis was also isolated from ticks in the suspected geographic area of infection.
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页码:1306 / 1308
页数:3
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