| Literature DB >> 33900186 |
Zhongqiu Teng, Yan Shi, Yao Peng, Huayi Zhang, Xia Luo, Xinchang Lun, Lianxu Xia, Yuanhai You, Zhenpeng Li, Wen Zhang, Ying Zhang, Shicun Dong, Wentao Guo, Biao Kan, Bo Pang, Jianguo Xu, Aiping Qin.
Abstract
A case of Rickettsia sibirica subspecies sibirica BJ-90 infection in China was identified by metagenomic analysis of an eschar biopsy specimen and confirmed by nested PCR. Seroprevalence of spotted fever group Rickettsia was ≈17.4% among the local population. This report highlights the threat of rickettsioses to public health in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.Entities:
Keywords: China; Qinghai–Tibet Plateau; Rickettsia sibirica subsp. sibirica BJ-90; Rickettsiosis; bacteria; metagenomic sequencing; tickborne diseases; vector-borne infections
Year: 2021 PMID： 33900186 DOI： 10.3201/eid2705.203265
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN： 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883