Natural Mediterranean Spotted Fever Foci, Qingdao, China.

ABSTRACT: We sequenced DNA from spleens of rodents captured in rural areas of Qingdao, East China, during 2013-2015. We found 1 Apodemus agrarius mouse infected with Rickettsia conorii, indicating a natural Mediterranean spotted fever foci exists in East China and that the range of R. conorii could be expanding.

SUBMITTER: Gu XL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9707604 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature