The First Human Case of Rickettsia tamurae Infection in Japan

• Главные авторы: Kaoru Imaoka (Автор), Sakae Kaneko (Автор), Kenji Tabara (Автор), Kenji Kusatake (Автор), Eishin Morita (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Karger Publishers, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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.