Abstract
We report a case of Rickettsia japonica infection in an 81-year-old man in central Japan. The patient had fever, rash, and an eschar but no evidence of a tick bite. His symptoms began 8 days after a land leech bite. The land leech is a potential vector of R. japonica.
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Sando, E., Suzuki, M., Katayama, M., Taira, M., Fujita, H., & Ariyoshi, K. (2019). Rickettsia japonica infection after Land Leech Bite, Japan. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 25(6), 1243–1245. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2506.181985
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