Severe Case of Rickettsiosis Identified by Metagenomic Sequencing, China.

ABSTRACT: A case of Rickettsia sibirica subspecies sibirica BJ-90 infection in China was identified by metagenomic analysis of an eschar biopsy specimen and confirmed by nested PCR. Seroprevalence of spotted fever group Rickettsia was ≈17.4% among the local population. This report highlights the threat of rickettsioses to public health in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

SUBMITTER: Teng Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8084477 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature