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  • Co-infection with Severe Fe...
    Fujikawa, Tatsuya; Yoshikawa, Tomoki; Kurosu, Takeshi; Shimojima, Masayuki; Saijo, Masayuki; Yokota, Kyoko

    Emerging infectious diseases 27, Issue: 4
    Journal Article

    Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome was diagnosed in a febrile woman in Japan after a tick bite. However, Rickettsia japonica DNA was retrospectively detected in the eschar specimen, suggesting co-infection from the bite. Establishment of the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection might have overpowered the R. japonica infection.