<i>Rickettsia lanei</i> Rickettsiosis, Oregon, USA, 2025
Using metagenomic sequencing, we identified a patient infected with Rickettsia lanei who was initially diagnosed with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), a clinically similar disease caused by infection with R. rickettsii. Our investigation highlights the importance of clinical, epidemiologic, and laboratory partnerships to leverage the discovery of novel pathogens.
Authors
- Joseph Singleton
- Stephen Ladd-Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9082-9474)
- Sandor E. Karpathy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3622)
- Shivkumar Venkatasubrahmanyam
- Scott K. Davis
- Richard Fawcett
- Christopher D. Paddock
- Alanna Spry
- Martin S. Lindner
- Sarah Y. Park
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3204.251962
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00