Citation:Reller, M. E., Bodinayake, C., Nagahawatte, A., Devasiri, V., Kodikara-Arachichi, W., Strouse, J. J., Flom, J.E., Ostbye, Woods, C.W. & Dumler, J. S. (2012). Unsuspected rickettsioses among patients with acute febrile illness, Sri Lanka, 2007. Emerging infectious diseases, 18(5), 825.
Date:2012-05-05
Abstract:
We studied rickettsioses in southern Sri Lanka. Of 883 febrile patients with paired serum samples, 156 (17.7%) had acute rickettsioses; rickettsioses were unsuspected at presentation. Additionally, 342 (38.7%) had exposure to spotted fever and/or typhus group rickettsioses and 121 (13.7%) scrub typhus. Increased awareness of rickettsioses and better tests are needed.
