Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011–2012

Maina, Alice N.; Farris, Christina M.; Odhiambo, Antony; Jiang, Ju; Laktabai, Jeremiah; Armstrong, Janice; Holland, Thomas; Richards, Allen L.; O’Meara, Wendy P.

Q Fever, Scrub Typhus, and Rickettsial Diseases in Children, Kenya, 2011–2012

Maina, Alice N.; Farris, Christina M.; Odhiambo, Antony; Jiang, Ju; Laktabai, Jeremiah; Armstrong, Janice; Holland, Thomas; Richards, Allen L.; O’Meara, Wendy P.

URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2205.150953
http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/9089

Date: 2016-05-05

Abstract:

To increase knowledge of undifferentiated fevers in Kenya, we tested paired serum samples from febrile children in western Kenya for antibodies against pathogens increas- ingly recognized to cause febrile illness in Africa. Of patients assessed, 8.9%, 22.4%, 1.1%, and 3.6% had enhanced seroreactivity to Coxiella burnetii, spotted fever group rick- ettsiae, typhus group rickettsiae, and scrub typhus group orientiae, respectively.

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