Clinical Forms of Japanese Spotted Fever from Case-Series Study, Zigui County, Hubei Province, China, 2021

Zhongqiu Teng; Ping Gong; Wen Wang; Na Zhao; Xiaojing Jin; Xiangrong Sun; Haijian Zhou; Junlin Lu; Xuebing Lin; Bohai Wen; Biao Kan; Jianguo Xu; Tian Qin

doi:10.3201/eid2901.220639

Clinical Forms of Japanese Spotted Fever from Case-Series Study, Zigui County, Hubei Province, China, 2021

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jan;29(1):202-206. doi: 10.3201/eid2901.220639.

Authors

Zhongqiu Teng, Ping Gong, Wen Wang, Na Zhao, Xiaojing Jin, Xiangrong Sun, Haijian Zhou, Junlin Lu, Xuebing Lin, Bohai Wen, Biao Kan, Jianguo Xu, Tian Qin

Abstract

We report a case-series study of 5 patients with Japanese spotted fever from the Three Gorges Area in China, including 1 fatal case. Seroprevalence of Rickettsia japonica was ≈21% among the local population. Our report highlights the emerging potential threat to human health of Japanese spotted fever in the area.

Keywords: China; Japanese spotted fever; Rickettsia japonica; bacteria; cytokines; fatal outcomes; febrile illnesses; rickettsia; tickborne illnesses; vector-borne infections.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

China / epidemiology
East Asian People
Humans
Rickettsia Infections* / diagnosis
Rickettsia Infections* / epidemiology
Rickettsia Infections* / microbiology
Rickettsia* / genetics
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis* / diagnosis
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis* / epidemiology
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis* / microbiology