Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis as Cause of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Xinyang, China, 2015

Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis as Cause of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Xinyang, China, 2015

In 2015, we evaluated 221 patients with undifferentiated fever and tick bite or animal exposure in Xinyang, China, for Rickettsia infection. Three with mild disease were infected with Candidatus R. xinyangensis, which clustered with R. fournieri and R. vini in phylogenetic analyses. Field investigat...

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Main Authors: Hao Li, Xiao-Mei Li, Juan Du, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Ning Cui, Zhen-Dong Yang, Xiao-Jia Xue, Pan-He Zhang, Wu-Chun Cao, Wei Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
spotted fever group rickettsiae
rickettsiosis
human infection
ticks
China
Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/17-0294_article
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Summary:In 2015, we evaluated 221 patients with undifferentiated fever and tick bite or animal exposure in Xinyang, China, for Rickettsia infection. Three with mild disease were infected with Candidatus R. xinyangensis, which clustered with R. fournieri and R. vini in phylogenetic analyses. Field investigations suggest Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks might be involved in transmission.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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