Rickettsia japonica Infection after Land Leech Bite, Japan
Eiichiro Sando, Motoi Suzuki, Mitsuya Katayama and 3 more
Emerging Infectious Diseases · 2019
doi:10.3201/eid2506.181985 (opens in a new tab)
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Abstract
We report a case of Rickettsia japonica infection in an 81-year-old man in central Japan. The patient had fever, rash, and an eschar but no evidence of a tick bite. His symptoms began 8 days after a land leech bite. The land leech is a potential vector of R. japonica.
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