%0 Journal Article
%T Evidence of Orientia spp. Endemicity among Severe Infectious Disease Cohorts, Uganda.
%A Blair PW
%A Kobba K
%A Okello S
%A Alharthi S
%A Naluyima P
%A Clemens E
%A Kibuuka H
%A Clark DV
%A Kakooza F
%A Lamorde M
%A Manabe YC
%A Dumler JS
%A Illness AF
%A  
%J Emerg Infect Dis
%V 30
%N 7
%D 2024 Jul
%M 38916638
%F 16.126
%R 10.3201/eid3007.231040
%X At 3 severe infection cohort sites in Uganda, Orientia seropositivity was common. We identified 4 seroconversion cases and 1 PCR-positive case. These results provide serologic and molecular support for Orientia spp. circulating in sub-Saharan Africa, possibly expanding its endemic range. Orientia infections could cause severe illness and hospitalizations in this region.