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Fatal Rickettsia parkeri Rickettsiosis in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patient, Georgia, USA, 2025

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We describe a fatal Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis case in a 3-year-old boy in Georgia, USA, receiving chemotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hospitalized with febrile neutropenia. Plasma microbial cell-free DNA sequencing confirmed the diagnosis. This report highlights the need to maintain suspicion for tickborne diseases in immunocompromised hosts in some settings.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid3211.261174

Authors: Stephanie Bellman, Thomas G. Fox, Sunil S. Raikar, Daniel John Bergsagel, Meredith Steuer, Kiran B. Hebbar, Jennifer Kasten-Metz, Sandor E. Karpathy, Christopher D. Paddock, Kristy O. Murray

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Language: English

Topic: Vector-borne infectious diseases

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7222621287

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