Maina, Alice NFarris, Christina MOdhiambo, AntonyJiang, JuLaktabai, JeremiahArmstrong, JaniceHolland, ThomasRichards, Allen LO'Meara, Wendy P2016-09-162016-05https://hdl.handle.net/10161/12776To increase knowledge of undifferentiated fevers in Kenya, we tested paired serum samples from febrile children in western Kenya for antibodies against pathogens increasingly recognized to cause febrile illness in Africa. Of patients assessed, 8.9%, 22.4%, 1.1%, and 3.6% had enhanced seroreactivity to Coxiella burnetii, spotted fever group rickettsiae, typhus group rickettsiae, and scrub typhus group orientiae, respectively.Coxiella burnetiiKenyaQ feverbacteriafebrile illnesspediatricrickettsiaerickettsial diseasesscrub typhusspotted fever group rickettsiatyphus group rickettsiaundifferentiated feverAntibodies, BacterialChildChild, PreschoolCross ReactionsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFeverHistory, 21st CenturyHumansInfantKenyaMaleQ FeverRickettsia InfectionsScrub TyphusSeasonsJournal article1080-6059