Molecular detection and characterization of rickettsia asembonensis in human blood, Zambia

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Abstract

Rickettsia asembonensis is a flea-related Rickettsia with unknown pathogenicity to humans. We detected R. asembonensis DNA in 2 of 1,153 human blood samples in Zambia. Our findings suggest the possibility of R. asembonensis infection in humans despite its unknown pathogenicity.

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Moonga, L. C., Hayashida, K., Mulunda, N. R., Nakamura, Y., Chipeta, J., Moonga, H. B., … Yamagishi, J. (2021). Molecular detection and characterization of rickettsia asembonensis in human blood, Zambia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27(8), 2237–2239. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2708.203467

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