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

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Maina, AN; Farris, CM; Odhiambo, A; Jiang, J; Laktabai, J; Armstrong, J; Holland, T; Richards, AL; O'Meara, WP
Published in: Emerg Infect Dis
May 2016

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.

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Emerg Infect Dis

DOI

EISSN

1080-6059

Publication Date

May 2016

Volume

22

Issue

5

Start / End Page

883 / 886

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Seasons
  • Scrub Typhus
  • Rickettsia Infections
  • Q Fever
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Kenya
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • History, 21st Century
 

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Maina, A. N., Farris, C. M., Odhiambo, A., Jiang, J., Laktabai, J., Armstrong, J., … O’Meara, W. P. (2016). Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011-2012. Emerg Infect Dis, 22(5), 883–886. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2205.150953
Maina, Alice N., Christina M. Farris, Antony Odhiambo, Ju Jiang, Jeremiah Laktabai, Janice Armstrong, Thomas Holland, Allen L. Richards, and Wendy P. O’Meara. “Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011-2012.Emerg Infect Dis 22, no. 5 (May 2016): 883–86. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2205.150953.
Maina AN, Farris CM, Odhiambo A, Jiang J, Laktabai J, Armstrong J, et al. Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011-2012. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 May;22(5):883–6.
Maina, Alice N., et al. “Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011-2012.Emerg Infect Dis, vol. 22, no. 5, May 2016, pp. 883–86. Pubmed, doi:10.3201/eid2205.150953.
Maina AN, Farris CM, Odhiambo A, Jiang J, Laktabai J, Armstrong J, Holland T, Richards AL, O’Meara WP. Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011-2012. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 May;22(5):883–886.

Published In

Emerg Infect Dis

DOI

EISSN

1080-6059

Publication Date

May 2016

Volume

22

Issue

5

Start / End Page

883 / 886

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Seasons
  • Scrub Typhus
  • Rickettsia Infections
  • Q Fever
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Kenya
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • History, 21st Century