Autochthonous Case of Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Russia

Autochthonous Case of Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Russia

We describe an autochthonous case of Rickettsia slovaca infection in a man 35 years of age from Russia who had tickborne lymphadenopathy. We used ELISA and quantitative PCR testing to further identify DNA and confirm diagnosis. Physicians in Russia should consider similar diseases in differential d...

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Main Authors: Ruslan F. Sayfullin, Nadezhda E. Perekopskaya, Ludmila S. Karan, Nadezhda N. Zvereva, Muhammad A. Sayfullin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bacteria
rickettsial infections
Rickettsia slovaca
spotted fever group rickettsiosis
tick-borne infections
ticks
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/10/20-4621_article

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