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Volume 32, Number 4—April 2026

Research Letter

Rickettsia lanei Rickettsiosis, Oregon, USA, 2025

Stephen G. Ladd-WilsonComments to Author , Richard W. Fawcett, Sarah Y. Park, Shivkumar Venkatasubrahmanyam, Martin S. Lindner, Scott Davis, Alanna Spry, Joseph Singleton, Sandor E. Karpathy, and Christopher D. Paddock
Author affiliation: Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority, Portland, Oregon, USA (S.G. Ladd-Wilson); Columbia Sands Infectious Diseases, Redmond, Oregon, USA (R.W. Fawcett); Karius., Inc., Redwood City, California, USA (S.Y. Park, S. Venkatasubrahmanyam, M.S. Lindner); Home Town Animal Hospital, Prineville, Oregon, USA (S. Davis); Crook County Health Department, Prineville (A. Spry); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J. Singleton, S.E. Karpathy, C.D. Paddock)

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Figure 1

Rash lesions on a patient with Rickettsia lanei rickettsiosis, Oregon, USA. A) Pink blanching macules involving the trunk. B, C) Scattered petechiae on the lateral aspect of the foot (B) and posterior aspect of the ankle (C).

Figure 1. Rash lesions on a patient with Rickettsia lanei rickettsiosis, Oregon, USA. A) Pink blanching macules involving the trunk. B, C) Scattered petechiae on the lateral aspect of the foot (B) and posterior aspect of the ankle (C).

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