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Title: Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010
Authors: 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
Issue Date: 2012
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Citation: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 18, Number 2—February 2012
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.
URI: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/2/11-1372_article#suggestedcitation
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/300
ISSN: 1080-6059
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