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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spelling doaj-6e6146a0b9a74f7cb385c1a6f99e130b2020-11-25T02:55:18ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592020-05-0126598598810.3201/eid2605.170294Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis as Cause of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Xinyang, China, 2015Hao LiXiao-Mei LiJuan DuXiao-Ai ZhangNing CuiZhen-Dong YangXiao-Jia XuePan-He ZhangWu-Chun CaoWei LiuIn 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/17-0294_articlespotted fever group rickettsiaerickettsiosishuman infectionticksChinaCandidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis
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author 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
spellingShingle 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
Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis as Cause of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Xinyang, China, 2015
Emerging Infectious Diseases
spotted fever group rickettsiae
rickettsiosis
human infection
ticks
China
Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis
author_facet 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
author_sort Hao Li
title Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis as Cause of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Xinyang, China, 2015
title_short Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis as Cause of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Xinyang, China, 2015
title_full Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis as Cause of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Xinyang, China, 2015
title_fullStr Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis as Cause of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Xinyang, China, 2015
title_full_unstemmed Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis as Cause of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Xinyang, China, 2015
title_sort candidatus rickettsia xinyangensis as cause of spotted fever group rickettsiosis, xinyang, china, 2015
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2020-05-01
description 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.
topic spotted fever group rickettsiae
rickettsiosis
human infection
ticks
China
Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/17-0294_article
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