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- Title
Fever and Multiple Eschars After an African Safari: Report of Three Cases.
- Authors
Albízuri Prado, Fátima; Sánchez, Alba; Feito, Marta; Mayor, Ander; Rodriguez, Ana; Lucas, Raúl
- Abstract
African tick-bite fever ( ATBF), a tickborne disease endemic in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa and the West Indies caused by Rickettsia africae, has been recognized as an emerging health problem in recent years. ATBF has been reported as the second most commonly documented etiology of fever, after malaria, in travelers who return ill from sub-Saharan Africa. Most cases reported in the literature occurred in middle-aged adults, so the incidence of ATBF in children is unclear. We report a cluster of three cases of ATBF that occurred in children ages 7 to 16 years after returning from a game-hunting safari in South Africa.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; ESKERS; FEVER; ETIOLOGY of diseases; SAFARIS; TICKS as carriers of disease; MYALGIA
- Publication
Pediatric Dermatology, 2017, Vol 34, Issue 4, pe179
- ISSN
0736-8046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pde.13163