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- Title
South African Tick Bite Fever: An Overview.
- Authors
Frean, John; Grayson, Wayne
- Abstract
The rickettsiae are a diverse group of vector-borne zoonotic bacterial pathogens. The two common spotted fever diseases in existence in southern Africa are boutonneuse fever-like tick bite fever (TBF), caused by Rickettsia conorii, and African TBF, caused by R. africae. This review addresses demographic, epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive aspects of TBF in the southern African context, including a discussion of the dermatopathological findings and potential diagnostic pitfalls.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; RICKETTSIA; TICK-borne diseases; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; PREVENTION; THERAPEUTICS; RICKETTSIA conorii
- Publication
Dermatopathology, 2019, Vol 6, Issue 2, p70
- ISSN
2296-3529
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000495475