Serologic Evidence of Human Exposure to Ehrlichiosis Agents in Japan.
Ehrlichia sp.
Japan
P28 outer membrane proteins
antibody
bacteria
ehrlichiosis
parasites
seroconversion
vector-borne infections
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:
11 2022
11 2022
Historique:
entrez:
26
10
2022
pubmed:
27
10
2022
medline:
28
10
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In retrospective analyses, we report 3 febrile patients in Japan who had seroconversion to antibodies against Ehrlichia chaffeensis antigens detected by using an immunofluorescence and Western blot. Our results provide evidence of autochthonous human ehrlichiosis cases and indicate ehrlichiosis should be considered a potential cause of febrile illness in Japan.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36286246
doi: 10.3201/eid2811.212566
pmc: PMC9622265
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antigens, Bacterial
0
Antibodies, Bacterial
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2355-2357Références
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