The First Human Case of Rickettsia tamurae Infection in Japan

• Main Authors: Kaoru Imaoka (Author), Sakae Kaneko (Author), Kenji Tabara (Author), Kenji Kusatake (Author), Eishin Morita (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: Karger Publishers, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fag: article
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A case of Rickettsia tamurae infection in Japan is reported. A 76-year-old Japanese male had a tick bite which developed to local skin inflammation on his left leg. Anti-rickettsia antibodies were detected in his serum, and R. tamurae DNA was identified in his blood, the lesional skin, and the tick.