The First Human Case of Rickettsia tamurae Infection in Japan

• Autori principali: Kaoru Imaoka (Autore), Sakae Kaneko (Autore), Kenji Tabara (Autore), Kenji Kusatake (Autore), Eishin Morita (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Karger Publishers, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: 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.