Serologic Evidence of Human Exposure to Ehrlichiosis Agents in Japan

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Nov;28(11):2355-2357. doi: 10.3201/eid2811.212566.ABSTRACTIn 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.PMID:36286246 | DOI:10.3201/eid2811.212566

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - October 26, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hongru Su Kenji Kubo Shigetoshi Sakabe Shinsuke Mizuno Nobuhiro Komiya Shigehiro Akachi Hiromi Fujita Kozue Sato Hiroki Kawabata Hiromi Nagaoka Shuji Ando Norio Ohashi Source Type: research