| H01140 | |
| H number | H01140 |
| Name | Sennetsu neorickettsiosis; Sennetsu ehrlichiosis |
| Description | Neorickettsia sennetsu, an obligate intracellular bacteria closely related to Ehrlichia and Anaplasma, causes an infectious mononucleosis-like disease. It is very likely linked to consumption of raw fish in tropical Asia. Patients with sennetsu neorickettsiosis experience acute febrile disease, malaise, myalgias, pharyngitis, anorexia, generalized lymphadenopathy, and peripheral blood mononucleosis. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Neorickettsia sennetsu [GN:nse] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1C3Y ICD-10: A79.8 MeSH: C537582 |
| Reference | PMID:19635866 AUTHORS Walker DH TITLE Sennetsu neorickettsiosis: a potentially prevalent, treatable, acutely incapacitating tropical infectious disease. JOURNAL Am J Trop Med Hyg 81:187-8 (2009) DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.187 PMID:19635868 AUTHORS Newton PN, Rolain JM, Rasachak B, Mayxay M, Vathanatham K, Seng P, Phetsouvanh R, Thammavong T, Zahidi J, Suputtamongkol Y, Syhavong B, Raoult D TITLE Sennetsu neorickettsiosis: a probable fish-borne cause of fever rediscovered in Laos. JOURNAL Am J Trop Med Hyg 81:190-4 (2009) DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.190 |