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We describe 3 similar cases of rickettsial disease that occurred after tick bites in a mountainous rural area of Shandong Province, China. Next-generation sequencing indicated the etiologic agent of 1… Click to show full abstract
We describe 3 similar cases of rickettsial disease that occurred after tick bites in a mountainous rural area of Shandong Province, China. Next-generation sequencing indicated the etiologic agent of 1 patient was Rickettsia conorii subspecies indica. This agent may be more widely distributed across China than previously thought.
Keywords:
rickettsia conorii;
china;
conorii subspecies;
next generation;
generation sequencing;
subspecies indica
Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2021
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