High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya

Thiga, Jacqueline W.; Mutai, Beth K.; Eyako, Wurapa K.; Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Jiang, Ju; Richards, Allen L.; Waitumbi, John N.

dc.contributor.author	Thiga, Jacqueline W.
dc.contributor.author	Mutai, Beth K.
dc.contributor.author	Eyako, Wurapa K.
dc.contributor.author	Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.
dc.contributor.author	Jiang, Ju
dc.contributor.author	Richards, Allen L.
dc.contributor.author	Waitumbi, John N.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-07-18T11:32:59Z
dc.date.available	2017-07-18T11:32:59Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04
dc.identifier.citation	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 21, No. 4, April 2015	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1080-6040
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378494/pdf/14-1387.pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.seku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3482
dc.description	doi: 10.3201/eid2104.141387	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Serum samples from patients in Kenya with febrile illnesses were screened for antibodies against bacteria that cause spotted fever, typhus, and scrub typhus. Seroprevalence was 10% for spotted fever group, <1% for typhus group, and 5% for scrub typhus group. Results should help clinicians expand their list of differential diagnoses for undifferentiated fevers.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	en_US
dc.subject	Rickettsia	en_US
dc.subject	spotted fever	en_US
dc.subject	typhus fever	en_US
dc.subject	scrub typhus	en_US
dc.subject	seroprevalence	en_US
dc.subject	bacteria	en_US
dc.subject	rickettsial infections	en_US
dc.subject	Kenya	en_US
dc.title	High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US