Human Infection with Rickettsia felis, Kenya

Abstract

To determine the cause of acute febrile illnesses other than malaria in the North Eastern Province, Kenya, we investigated rickettsial infection among patients from Garissa Provincial Hospital for 23 months during 2006-2008. Nucleic acid preparations of serum from 6 (3. 7%) of 163 patients were positive for rickettsial DNA as determined by a genus specific quantitative real-time PCR and were subsequently confirmed by molecular sequencing to be positive for Rickettsia felis. The 6 febrile patients' symptoms included headache; nausea; and muscle, back, and joint pain. None of the patients had a skin rash.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA551766

Entities

People

  • Abdile Ali
  • Allen L Richards
  • Daniel R. Feikin
  • Ju Jiang
  • Khalif Abdirahman
  • M. K. Njenga
  • Robert F. Breiman
  • Ryan Dare
  • Shanaaz K. Sharif
  • Sylvia Omulo

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Biomedical Research
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nucleic Acids
  • Pain
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Signs And Symptoms
  • Wound Infections

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  • Medicine

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  • Microbial Pathology
  • Neurological Diseases/Conditions/Disorders

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  • Biotechnology