Rickettsia felisInfection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010
Authors:
- Darryn L. KnobelDKDarryn L. Knobel
- Ju JiangJJJu Jiang
- Jo HallidayJHJo Halliday
- Daniel R. FeikinDFDaniel R. Feikin
- Sarah CleavelandSCSarah Cleaveland
- Zipporah Ng’aNg’aZNZipporah Ng’aNg’a
- Muthoni JunghaeMJMuthoni Junghae
- Robert F. BreimanRBRobert F. Breiman
- Allen L. RichardsARAllen L. Richards
- M. Kariuki NjengaMNM. Kariuki Njenga
Open Access
- 1 February 2012
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 18 (2) , 328-331
Abstract
To determine previous exposure and incidence of rickettsial infections in western Kenya during 2007–2010, we conducted hospital-based surveillance. Antibodies against rickettsiae were detected in 57.4% of previously collected serum samples. In a 2008–2010 prospective study, Rickettsia felis DNA was 2.2× more likely to be detected in febrile than in afebrile persons.Keywords
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