Inoculation Eschars and Fever: A Case of African Tick Bite Fever
Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2019 African tick bite fever is caused by the intracellular bacteria Rickettsia africae. This bacterium is transmitted through the bite of the Amblyomma tick, which carries a high rate of R. africae infection.
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Case report of African tick-bite fever from Poland. [PDF]
Postepy Dermatol Alergol, 2013 A confirmed case of rickettsiosis acquired in South Africa and recognized in Poland was described. The patient fulfilled clinical criteria highly suggestive of African tick bite fever, such as eschars, regional lymphadenitis, cutaneous rash within 10 days after his return from sub-Saharan Africa.
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Rickettsia africae in the West Indies
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 Rickettsia africae is the agent of African tick-bite fever, a mild but common disease of local persons and tourists in Africa. The major vector of this spotted fever group rickettsia is most likely Amblyomma variegatum, the tropical bont tick, which has ...
Patrick J. Kelly
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Histologic Features and Immunodetection of African Tick-bite Fever Eschar
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 African tick-bite fever (ATBF) is a rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia africae. We describe histologic features and immunodetection of R. africae in cutaneous inoculation eschars from 8 patients with ATBF, which was diagnosed by culture or association of
Hubert Lepidi +2 more
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The use of eschar swabs for the diagnosis of African tick-bite fever
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2012 African tick-bite fever (ATBF) caused by Rickettsia africae is a frequent cause of fever in returned travelers. Here, we used eschar swabs and/or eschar crust samples for the molecular diagnosis of ATBF in returned travelers. In 4 of 5 patients returning from South Africa, including 3 with negative serology, R. africae was identified by molecular tools
Didier Raoult +2 more
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Imported African Tick Bite Fever in Japan: A Literature Review and Report of Three Cases [PDF]
Internal Medicine, 2022 Yuichi Katanami +2 more
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Bloodmeal analysis via COI-targeted DNA capture and enrichment identifies non-cattle hosts of Amblyomma variegatum on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Amblyomma variegatum threatens the Caribbean cattle industry owing to its role as a vector for Ehrlichia ruminantium, the obligate intracellular bacterium that causes heartwater disease, an economically important and potentially fatal ruminant
Rebecca Ballard +10 more
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A Case of African Tick-Bite Fever in a Returning Traveler from Southern Africa. [PDF]
Infect Chemother, 2022 African tick-bite fever (ATBF), caused by Rickettsia africae, is the second most frequent cause of fever after malaria in travelers returning from Southern Africa.
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African Tick-Bite Fever in Traveler Returning to Slovenia from Uganda [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 Petra Bogovic +3 more
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African Tick Bite Fever Treated Successfully With Rifampin in a Patient With Doxycycline Intolerance. [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2017 Christopher D. Paddock, Alex R Rinehart
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