Japanese spotted fever in an area endemic to SFTS virus: Case report and review of the literature

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 103; no. 32; p. e39268
• Main Authors: Liu, Su-nan, Li, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 09.08.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; China - epidemiology; Diagnostic Errors; Doxycycline - therapeutic use; Endemic Diseases; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Phlebovirus - isolation & purification; Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome - diagnosis; Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome - epidemiology; Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis - diagnosis; Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis - epidemiology; China; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; case report; spotted fever group rickettsioses; Japanese spotted fever

Rationale: The geographic spread of Japanese spotted fever (JSF) in China is gradually expanding, particularly in regions where severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is highly prevalent, with both diseases sharing similarities in epidemiology and clinical presentation. The microbiologic...