Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel

Miriam Weinberger*†

, Avi Keysary‡, Judith Sandbank*, Ronit Zaidenstein*, Avi Itzhaki*, Carmela Strenger‡, Moshe Leitner‡, Christopher D. Paddock§, and Marina E. Eremeeva§

Author affiliations: *Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel; †Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel; ‡Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, Israel; §Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA;

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A small vessel in the kidney (A) and a capillary in the cerbral cortex (B) positive with immunohistochemical stain specific for spotted fever group rickettsiae. Original magnification ×158.

Figure 1. A small vessel in the kidney (A) and a capillary in the cerbral cortex (B) positive with immunohistochemical stain specific for spotted fever group rickettsiae. Original magnification ×158.

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