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Title: High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya
Authors: Thiga, Jacqueline W.
Mutai, Beth K.
Eyako, Wurapa K.
Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.
Jiang, Ju
Richards, Allen L.
Waitumbi, John N.
Keywords: Rickettsia
spotted fever
typhus fever
scrub typhus
seroprevalence
bacteria
rickettsial infections
Kenya
Issue Date: Apr-2015
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Citation: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 21, No. 4, April 2015
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.
Description: doi: 10.3201/eid2104.141387
URI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378494/pdf/14-1387.pdf
http://repository.seku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3482
ISSN: 1080-6040
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