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Rickettsia japonica Infection after Land Leech Bite, Japan
We report a case of Rickettsia japonica infection in an 81-year-old man in central Japan. The patient had fever, rash, and an eschar but no evidence of a tick bite. His symptoms began 8 days after a land leech bite. The land leech is a potential vector of R. japonica.
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6537741/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31107234 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2506.181985 |