Only 4 species of spotted fever group rickettsiae have been detected in humans in China. However, phylogenetic analysis of samples from 5 ill patients in China indicated infection with a novel spotted fever group Rickettsia, designated Rickettsia sp. XY99. Clinical signs resembled those of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome.
Ahead of Print -Human Infection with Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Genotype, China, 2015 - Volume 22, Number 12—December 2016 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
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