Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010

Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Maina, Alice N.; Knobel, Darryn L.; Jiang, Ju; Halliday, Jo; Feikin, Daniel R.; Cleaveland, Sarah; Junghae, Muthoni; Breiman, Robert F.; Richards, Allen L.; Njenga, M. Kariuki

dc.contributor.author	Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.
dc.contributor.author	Maina, Alice N.
dc.contributor.author	Knobel, Darryn L.
dc.contributor.author	Jiang, Ju
dc.contributor.author	Halliday, Jo
dc.contributor.author	Feikin, Daniel R.
dc.contributor.author	Cleaveland, Sarah
dc.contributor.author	Junghae, Muthoni
dc.contributor.author	Breiman, Robert F.
dc.contributor.author	Richards, Allen L.
dc.contributor.author	Njenga, M. Kariuki
dc.date.accessioned	2014-12-03T08:25:43Z
dc.date.available	2014-12-03T08:25:43Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.citation	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 18, Number 2—February 2012	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1080-6059
dc.identifier.uri	http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/2/11-1372_article#suggestedcitation
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/300
dc.description.abstract	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.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	en_US
dc.title	Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US