학술논문
Molecular Detection and Characterization of Rickettsia asembonensis in Human Blood, Zambia.
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Moonga, Lavel C.; Kyoko Hayashida; Mulunda, Namwiinga R.; Yukiko Nakamura; Chipeta, James; Moonga, Hawela B.; Namangala, Boniface; Chihiro Sugimoto; Zephaniah Mtonga; Mable Mutengo; Junya Yamagishi; Hayashida, Kyoko; Nakamura, Yukiko; Sugimoto, Chihiro; Mtonga, Zephaniah; Mutengo, Mable; Yamagishi, Junya
Source
Subject
*RICKETTSIA
*EMERGING infectious diseases
*CAT flea
*PARVOVIRUS B19
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Language
ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
Rickettsia asembonensis is a flea-related Rickettsia with unknown pathogenicity to humans. We detected R. asembonensis DNA in 2 of 1,153 human blood samples in Zambia. Our findings suggest the possibility of R. asembonensis infection in humans despite its unknown pathogenicity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]