Rickettsia africae in the West Indies

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 become widely distributed through the West Ind...

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Autor principal: Kelly, Patrick J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3373090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16494746
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1202.050903
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description 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 become widely distributed through the West Indies in the last 30 years. This report reviews all available information on R. africae in the West Indies.
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spelling pubmed-33730902012-06-13 Rickettsia africae in the West Indies Kelly, Patrick J. Emerg Infect Dis Synopsis 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 become widely distributed through the West Indies in the last 30 years. This report reviews all available information on R. africae in the West Indies. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3373090/ /pubmed/16494746 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1202.050903 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Rickettsia africae in the West Indies
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title_short Rickettsia africae in the West Indies
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3373090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16494746
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