Rickettsia felis identified in two fatal cases of acute meningoencephalitis.

• Main Authors: Arthur H P Mawuntu (Author), Edison Johar (Author), Riane Anggraeni (Author), Feliana Feliana (Author), Janno B B Bernadus (Author), Dodi Safari (Author), Frilasita A Yudhaputri (Author), Rama Dhenni (Author), Yora P Dewi (Author), Cecilia Kato (Author), Ann M Powers (Author), Ronald Rosenberg (Author), Amin Soebandrio (Author), Khin S A Myint (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Rickettsia felis has recently emerged worldwide as a cause of human illness. Typically causing mild, undifferentiated fever, it has been implicated in several cases of non-fatal neurological disease in Mexico and Sweden. Its distribution and pathogenicity in Southeast...