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. 2016 May;22(5):883-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid2205.150953.

Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011-2012

Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011-2012

Alice N Maina et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 May.

Abstract

To increase knowledge of undifferentiated fevers in Kenya, we tested paired serum samples from febrile children in western Kenya for antibodies against pathogens increasingly recognized to cause febrile illness in Africa. Of patients assessed, 8.9%, 22.4%, 1.1%, and 3.6% had enhanced seroreactivity to Coxiella burnetii, spotted fever group rickettsiae, typhus group rickettsiae, and scrub typhus group orientiae, respectively.

Keywords: Coxiella burnetii; Kenya; Q fever; bacteria; febrile illness; pediatric; rickettsiae; rickettsial diseases; scrub typhus; spotted fever group rickettsia; typhus group rickettsia; undifferentiated fever.

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Western blot analysis, using Orientia 56Kpr recombinant protein, of serum samples from febrile children in western Kenya, November 2011–December 2012. Lane 1, positive control; lane 2, negative control; lanes 3–4, Coxiella burnetii–positive patients; lane 5, Orientia spp.–negative patient; lanes 6–14, Orientia spp.–positive patients.

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