Rickettsia japonica Infection after Land Leech Bite, Japan.

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.

SUBMITTER: Sando E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537741 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature