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The First Human Case of <i>Rickettsia tamurae</i> Infection in Japan
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Parasitic DiseaseTick BitePathogenesisPathologyRickettsiologyDisease OutbreakLocal Skin InflammationFirst Human CaseRickettsia Tamurae InfectionInfection ControlDermatologyEmerging Infectious DiseaseMedicineEpidemiologyTick-borne DiseaseParasitology
A case of Rickettsia tamurae infection in Japan is reported. A 76-year-old Japanese male had a tick bite which developed to local skin inflammation on his left leg. Anti-rickettsia antibodies were detected in his serum, and R. tamurae DNA was identified in his blood, the lesional skin, and the tick.
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