Volume 16, Number 7—July 2010
Research
Human Infection with Rickettsia felis, Kenya
Table 2
Clinical and demographic information of patients with flea-borne spotted fever who were treated at Garissa Provincial Hospital, North Eastern Province, Kenya, 2006–2008
Patient no. | Date | Age, y/sex | Occupation | Clinical signs and symptoms | Fever duration, d | Animals with which patient had contact |
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1 | 2006 Sep 6 | 47/M | Herdsman | Back pain, headache, joint pain, appetite loss, nausea | 8 | Cattle, sheep, goats, dogs |
2 | 2007 Oct 19 | 7/F | Student | Muscle aches, back pain, headache, joint pain | 7 | Unknown* |
3 | 2007 Oct 30 | 38/F | Housewife | Muscle aches, back pain, headache, joint pain, chills, malaise, nausea | 3 | Cattle, sheep, goats, dogs |
4 | 2007 Dec 10 | 20/M | Herdsman | Cough, back pain, headache, joint pain | 3 | Cattle, sheep, goats, dogs |
5 | 2008 Feb 28 | 35/M | Farmer | Cough, muscle aches, back pain, headache, joint pain, malaise, fatigue, appetite loss, dizziness | 7 | Unknown* |
6 | 2008 May 2 | 25/F | Housewife | Muscle aches, back pain, headache, joint pain, chills, malaise, fatigue, appetite loss, vomiting, nausea | 3 | Cattle, sheep, goats, dogs |
*Responses to the questionnaires indicated these patients came in contact with livestock; however, the responses did not list specific animals.