Clinical Forms of Japanese Spotted Fever from Case-Series Study, Zigui County, Hubei Province, China, 2021
Zhongqiu Teng, Ping Gong, Wen Wang, Na Zhao, Xiaojing Jin, Xiangrong Sun, Haijian Zhou, Junlin Lu, Xuebing Lin, Bohai Wen, Biao Kan, Jianguo Xu, Tian Qin
Abstract
We report a case-series study of 5 patients with Japanese spotted fever from the Three Gorges Area in China, including 1 fatal case. Seroprevalence of Rickettsia japonica was ≈21% among the local population. Our report highlights the emerging potential threat to human health of Japanese spotted fever in the area.
Topics & Concepts
ChinaSeroprevalenceSpotted feverGeographyPopulationVirologyMedicineDemographyEnvironmental healthRickettsiaVirusImmunologySerologyArchaeologyAntibodySociologyViral Infections and VectorsVector-borne infectious diseasesVector-Borne Animal Diseases