Abstract
We used molecular methods to identify Rickettsia raoultii infections in 2 persons in China. These persons had localized rashes around sites of tick bites. R. raoultii DNA was detected in 4% of Dermacentor silvarum ticks collected in the same area of China and in 1 feeding tick detached from 1 patient.
Keywords:
China; Dermacentor silvarum; Rickettsia raoultii; human infections; rickettsia; ticks; vector-borne infections.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Humans
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Male
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Phylogeny
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Rickettsia / classification*
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Rickettsia / genetics*
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Rickettsia / immunology
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Rickettsia Infections / diagnosis
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Rickettsia Infections / microbiology*
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Rickettsia Infections / transmission
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Tick Bites / microbiology
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Bacterial Proteins