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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2021· item PMID:34287134

Molecular Detection and Characterization of Rickettsia asembonensis in Human Blood, Zambia. Rickettsia asembonensis is a flea-related Rickettsia with unknown pathogenicity to humans. We detected R. asembonensis DNA in 2 of 1,153 human blood samples in Zambia. Our findings suggest the possibility of R. asembonensis infection in humans despite its unknown pathogenicity.