Spotted fever group, typhus group rickettsioses and sennetsu neorickettsiosis in rural Thailand

摘要

Background: Rickettsioses are zoonotic diseases of global impact; pathogens include spotted fever (SF), murine typhus (MT) and scrub typhus (ST). Sennetsu neorickettsiosis (SN) was first reported in Japan but limited information is available on its geographic distribution and prevalence. We describe characteristics of serologically-confirmed rickettsioses and SN among febrile illness patients in Thailand.