Rickettsia japonica Infection after Land Leech Bite, Japan.
Japan
Japanese spotted fever
Orientia tsutsugamushi
Rickettsia
Rickettsia japonica
bacteria
leech
scrub typhus
zoonoses
Journal
Emerging infectious diseases
ISSN: 1080-6059
Titre abrégé: Emerg Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9508155
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2019
06 2019
Historique:
entrez:
21
5
2019
pubmed:
21
5
2019
medline:
24
12
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We report a case of Rickettsia japonica infection in an 81-year-old man in central Japan. The patient had fever, rash, and an eschar but no evidence of a tick bite. His symptoms began 8 days after a land leech bite. The land leech is a potential vector of R. japonica.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31107234
doi: 10.3201/eid2506.181985
pmc: PMC6537741
doi:
Substances chimiques
Biomarkers
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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