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ArticleScientific reports2019

Epidemiology and Diversity of Rickettsiales Bacteria in Humans and Animals in Jiangsu and Jiangxi provinces, China.

Miao Lu, Feng Li, Yong Liao, Jin-Jin Shen, Jian-Min Xu, Yin-Zhong Chen, Jian-Hua Li, Edward C Holmes, Yong-Zhen Zhang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
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39citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Miao LuState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping, Beijing, China.
Feng LiYancheng Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China.
Yong LiaoGanzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, China.
Jin-Jin ShenYancheng Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China.
Jian-Min XuJiangxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China.
Yin-Zhong ChenYancheng Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China.
Jian-Hua LiGanzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, China.
Edward C HolmesState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9596-3552
Yong-Zhen ZhangState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping, Beijing, China. zhangyongzhen@icdc.cn.
Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNNanchang Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNNational Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention · CNShanghai Public Health Clinical Center · CNThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diseases caused by Rickettsiales bacteria are a global public health problem. To better understand the diversity and origins of Rickettsiales infection in humans and animals, we sampled 134 febrile patients, 173 rodents and 43 shrews, as well as 358 ticks, from two cities in Jiangsu and Jiangxi provinces, China. Our data revealed a relatively high prevalence of scrub typhus cases in both localities. In addition, both serological tests and genetic analysis identified three patients infected with Anaplasma bovis, Rickettsia monacensis, and Orientia tsutsugamushi bacteria. Molecular epidemiological investigation revealed the co-circulation of multiple species of Rickettsiales bacteria in small mammals and ticks in both provinces, potentially including novel bacterial species. In sum, these data demonstrate the ongoing importance of Rickettsiales infection in China and highlight the need for the regular surveillance of local arthropods, mammals and humans.

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Genetic VariationAgedAged, 80 and overAnaplasmaAnimalsChinaFemaleGeographyHumansMaleOrientia tsutsugamushiPhylogenyPrevalenceRickettsiaRickettsialesRodentia

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