Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010
oleh: Alice N. Maina, Darryn L. Knobel, Ju Jiang, Jo Halliday, Daniel R. Feikin, Sarah Cleaveland, Zipporah Ng’ang’a, Muthoni Junghae, Robert F. Breiman, Allen L. Richards, M. Kariuki Njenga
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-02-01 |
Deskripsi
To determine previous exposure and incidence of rickettsial infections in western Kenya during 2007–2010, we conducted hospital-based surveillance. Antibodies against rickettsiae were detected in 57.4% of previously collected serum samples. In a 2008–2010 prospective study, Rickettsia felis DNA was 2.2× more likely to be detected in febrile than in afebrile persons.