Molecular Detection and Characterization of Rickettsia asembonensis in Human Blood, Zambia.

Lavel Chinyama Moonga,Kyoko Hayashida,Namwiinga Rozaria Mulunda,Yukiko Nakamura,James Chipeta,Hawela Moonga,Boniface Namangala,Chihiro Sugimoto,Zephaniah Mtonga,Mable M. Mutengo,Junya Yamagishi

Molecular Detection and Characterization of Rickettsia asembonensis in Human Blood, Zambia.

2021

Lavel Chinyama Moonga
Kyoko Hayashida
Namwiinga Rozaria Mulunda
Yukiko Nakamura
James Chipeta
Hawela Moonga
Boniface Namangala
Chihiro Sugimoto
Zephaniah Mtonga
Mable M. Mutengo
Junya Yamagishi

Rickettsia asembonensis is a flea-related Rickettsia with unknown pathogenicity to humans. We detected R. asembonensis DNA in 2 of 1,153 human blood samples in Zambia. Our findings suggest the possibility of R. asembonensis infection in humans despite its unknown pathogenicity.

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Rickettsia
Pathogenicity
DNA
Rickettsia asembonensis
Virology
human blood
Bloodborne pathogens
Biology

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