Confirmation of <i>Rickettsia conorii</i> Subspecies <i>indica</i> Infection by Next-Generation Sequencing, Shandong, China
Nannan Xu, Wei Gai, Yan Zhang, Wei Wang, Gang Wang, Gregory A. Dasch, Marina E. Eremeeva
Abstract
We describe 3 similar cases of rickettsial disease that occurred after tick bites in a mountainous rural area of Shandong Province, China. Next-generation sequencing indicated the etiologic agent of 1 patient was Rickettsia conorii subspecies indica. This agent may be more widely distributed across China than previously thought.
Topics & Concepts
Rickettsia conoriiSubspeciesChinaVirologyBiologySpotted feverRickettsiaMicrobiologyGeographyZoologyVirusArchaeologyVector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsVector-Borne Animal Diseases