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Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain
We report the first cases of human infection by Rickettsia felis in the Canary Islands. Antibodies against R. felis were found in 5 adsorbed serum samples from 44 patients with clinically suspected rickettsiosis by Western blot serology. Fleas from 1 patient's dog were positive for R. felis by...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2005
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367641/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16485491 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1112.050711 |
Sumario: | We report the first cases of human infection by Rickettsia felis in the Canary Islands. Antibodies against R. felis were found in 5 adsorbed serum samples from 44 patients with clinically suspected rickettsiosis by Western blot serology. Fleas from 1 patient's dog were positive for R. felis by polymerase chain reaction. |
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