Rickettsia africae

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Introduction

Etiologic agent of African Tick-Bite Fever.

Epidemiology

  • tick vectors of the amblyomma genus
  • found in 15 African countries, including South Africa
  • 2nd only to malaria as cause of febrile illness in travelers returning from Africa

Pathology

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

Complications

Management

More general terms

Additional terms

References

  1. Bohaty BR, Hebert AA African Tick-Bite Fever after a Game-Hunting Expedition. N Engl J Med 2015; 372:e14. March 5, 2015 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25738687 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1312910
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018