Maina, Alice N.Knobel, Darryn LeslieJiang, JuHalliday, Jo E.B.Feikin, Daniel R.Cleaveland, SarahNg’ang’a, ZipporahJunghae, MuthoniBreiman, Robert F.Richards, Allen L.Njenga, M. Kariuki2012-03-272012-03-272012-02Maina, AN, Knobel, DL, Jiang, J, Halliday, J, Feikin, DR, Cleaveland, S, Nganga, Z, Junghae, M, Breiman, RF, Richards, AL & Njenga, MK 2012, 'Rickettsia fells infection in febrile patients, Western Kenya, 2007-2010', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 328-331.1080-6040 (print)1080-6059 (online)10.3201/eid1802.1113726602518021O-7057-20140000-0002-0425-3799http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18514To determine previous exposure and incidence of rickettsial infections in western Kenya during 2007–2010, we conducted hospital-based surveillance. Antibodies against rickettsiae were detected in 57.4% of previously collected serum samples. In a 2008–2010 prospective study, Rickettsia felis DNA was 2.2× more likely to be detected in febrile than in afebrile persons.enCoordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRickettsia felis infectionFebrile patientsRickettsial diseasesBacterial diseasesArticle