학술논문
Candidatus Rickettsia xinyangensis as Cause of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Xinyang, China, 2015.
Document Type
Journal Article
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Source
Subject
*RESEARCH
*BIOLOGICAL evolution
*RESEARCH methodology
*RICKETTSIA
*MEDICAL cooperation
*EVALUATION research
*TICKS
*COMPARATIVE studies
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ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]