Confirmation of Rickettsia conorii Subspecies indica Infection by Next-Generation Sequencing, Shandong, China.
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ABSTRACT: We describe 3 similar cases of rickettsial disease that occurred after tick bites in a mountainous rural area of Shandong Province, China. Next-generation sequencing indicated the etiologic agent of 1 patient was Rickettsia conorii subspecies indica. This agent may be more widely distributed across China than previously thought.
SUBMITTER: Xu N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8462315 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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