Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2018)
Rickettsia japonica Infections in Humans, Zhejiang Province, China, 2015
Abstract
We investigated 16 Japanese spotted fever cases that occurred in southeastern China during September–October 2015. Patients had fever, rash, eschar, and lymphadenopathy. We confirmed 9 diagnoses and obtained 2 isolates with high identity to Rickettsia japonica strain YH. R. japonica infection should be considered for febrile patients in China.
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