An emerging tick-borne spotted fever group Rickettsia in China: Isolation, genomics, and human infection of Rickettsia koreansis
R. koreansis's broad vector range, defined genomic features, and demonstrated human infectivity underscore the need to strengthen epidemiological surveillance, develop specific diagnostic tools, and improve clinical recognition of infections caused by this pathogen.
Authors
- Shi-Jing Shen
- Dai-Yun Zhu
- Yu-Sheng Pan
- Yafei Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3667-7091)
- Li-Feng Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1402-2935)
- Xiaoling Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5541-8338)
- Biao Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4911-0318)
- Mingzhu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4695-5019)
- Luo-Yuan Xia
- Jia-Fu Jiang
- Hui-Jun Yu
- Wenqiang Shi
- Zhi-Jie Wang
- Na Jia
- Lin Zhao
- Wu-Chun Cao
- Ke Ma
- Liang-Jing Li
- Yi Sun
- Xiao-Ming Cui
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Qujiang People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2026.106729
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00