Serologic Evidence of Human Exposure to Ehrlichiosis Agents in Japan

In retrospective analyses, we report 3 febrile patients in Japan who had seroconversion to antibodies against Ehrlichia chaffeensis antigens detected by using an immunofluorescence and Western blot. Our results provide evidence of autochthonous human ehrlichiosis cases and indicate ehrlichiosis shou...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2022-11, Vol.28 (11), p.2355-2357
Main Authors: Su, Hongru, Kubo, Kenji, Sakabe, Shigetoshi, Mizuno, Shinsuke, Komiya, Nobuhiro, Akachi, Shigehiro, Fujita, Hiromi, Sato, Kozue, Kawabata, Hiroki, Nagaoka, Hiromi, Ando, Shuji, Ohashi, Norio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibodies
Antibodies, Bacterial
Antigens
Antigens, Bacterial
Arachnids
bacteria
Bacterial infections
Causes of
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Diagnostic tests
Ehrlichia
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Ehrlichia sp
Ehrlichiosis
Ehrlichiosis - epidemiology
Erythema
Fever
Headaches
Hospitals
Humans
Hyperthermia
Illnesses
Infectious diseases
Japan - epidemiology
Leptospirosis
parasites
Proteins
R&D
Research & development
Research Letter
Retrospective Studies
Serologic Evidence of Human Exposure to Ehrlichiosis Agents in Japan
vector-borne infections
zoonoses
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Summary:In retrospective analyses, we report 3 febrile patients in Japan who had seroconversion to antibodies against Ehrlichia chaffeensis antigens detected by using an immunofluorescence and Western blot. Our results provide evidence of autochthonous human ehrlichiosis cases and indicate ehrlichiosis should be considered a potential cause of febrile illness in Japan.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2811.212566