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Possible Case of Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis in Traveler Returning to Japan from India.

Authors :
Ichiro Takajo
Tsuyoshi Sekizuka
Hiromi Fujita
Ayako Kawano
Takeshi Kawaguchi
Motohiro Matsuda
Kazuyoshi Kubo
Shunichi Miyauchi
Kunihiko Umekita
Yasuhiro Nagatomo
Makoto Kuroda
Tomohiko Takasaki
Akihiko Okayama
Shuji Ando
Takajo, Ichiro
Sekizuka, Tsuyoshi
Fujita, Hiromi
Kawano, Ayako
Kawaguchi, Takeshi
Matsuda, Motohiro
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases. Jun2016, Vol. 22 Issue 6, p1079-1082. 4p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

A 60-year-old woman experienced fever, headache, rash, and altered vision after returning to Japan from India. Testing detected elevated antibody titers to spotted fever group rickettsia; PCR on blood yielded positive results for the rickettsial outer membrane protein A gene. We isolated a unique rickettsial agent and performed a full-genome analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
*TRAVEL hygiene
*MEMBRANE proteins
*POLYMERASE chain reaction
*HEADACHE
RICKETTSIAL disease diagnosis

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Volume :
22
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
115430342
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2206.151985
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