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Human Infection with Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Genotype, China, 2015.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2016
Li Hao, Cui Xiao-Ming, Cui Ning, Yang Zhen-Dong, Hu Jian-Gong, Fan Ya-Di, Fan Xue-Juan, Zhang Lan, Zhang Pan-He, Liu Wei, Cao Wu-Chun
Abstract excerpt
Only 4 species of spotted fever group rickettsiae have been detected in humans in China. However, phylogenetic analysis of samples from 5 ill patients in China indicated infection with a novel spotted fever group Rickettsia, designated Rickettsia sp. XY99. Clinical signs resembled those of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome.
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