Serological Cross-Reactivity among Orientia tsutsugamushi Serotypes but Not with Rickettsia japonica in Japan [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018 The rickettsial diseases Japanese spotted fever (JSF) and scrub typhus (ST) are caused by Rickettsia japonica and Orientia tsutsugamushi, respectively. The diseases share clinical symptoms, such as fever, rash, and eschar.
Eiichiro Sando, Koya Ariyoshi
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Complete Genomic DNA Sequence of the East Asian Spotted Fever Disease Agent Rickettsia japonica [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Rickettsia japonica is an obligate intracellular alphaproteobacteria that causes tick-borne Japanese spotted fever, which has spread throughout East Asia. We determined the complete genomic DNA sequence of R.
Motohiko Ogawa +2 more
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Genomic Features of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis Revealed by Intraspecies Comparison and Detailed Comparison With Rickettsia japonica [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Rickettsia heilongjiangensis is the causative agent of Far-Eastern spotted fever (FESF). In Japan, a human case of FESF was identified in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture in 2008, and R.
Seigo Yamamoto +2 more
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Co-infection with Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus and Rickettsia japonica after Tick Bite, Japan [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome was diagnosed in a febrile woman in Japan after a tick bite. However, Rickettsia japonica DNA was retrospectively detected in the eschar specimen, suggesting co-infection from the bite.
Tatsuya Fujikawa +5 more
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Fatal Rickettsia Japonica Infection Complicating Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Yichang, China [PDF]
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 Siyu Gao1 *, Lingfeng Li2 *, Xiaolin Zhou,1 Xiangcheng Dai,1 Lu Lu,1 Yandong Chen,1 Jing Han,1 Xiaoli Huang,1 Qian Xiao,1 Huiqing He,3 Qiang Liu1 1Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three ...
Gao S +10 more
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Rickettsia japonica and Novel Rickettsia Species in Ticks, China [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 PCR amplification indicated the minimum infection rate of Rickettsia spp. was 0.66% in Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks collected from Shandong Province, China.
Xiang-Rong Qin +13 more
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Rickettsia japonica infections in Huanggang, China, in 2021 [PDF]
IDCases, 2021 Two patients from Huanggang, China, were diagnosed with spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiosis—caused by spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR)—in 2021.
Wei Li, Su-nan Liu
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Rickettsia japonica Infections in Humans, Xinyang, China, 2014–2017 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 During 2014–2017, we screened for Rickettsia japonica infection in Xinyang, China, and identified 20 cases. The major clinical manifestations of monoinfection were fever, asthenia, myalgia, rash, and anorexia; laboratory findings included ...
Hao Li +7 more
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Rickettsia japonica Infections in Humans, Zhejiang Province, China, 2015 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 We investigated 16 Japanese spotted fever cases that occurred in southeastern China during September–October 2015. Patients had fever, rash, eschar, and lymphadenopathy.
Qunying Lu +6 more
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Rickettsia japonica Infection after Land Leech Bite, Japan [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 We report a case of Rickettsia japonica infection in an 81-year-old man in central Japan. The patient had fever, rash, and an eschar but no evidence of a tick bite. His symptoms began 8 days after a land leech bite.
Eiichiro Sando +5 more
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