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* Causes '''African tick-bite fever''' (ATBF) |
* Causes '''African tick-bite fever''' (ATBF) |
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* Carried by ''Amblyomma hebraeum'' and ''A. variegatum'' ticks in sub-Saharan Africa and the West Indies |
* Carried by ''Amblyomma hebraeum'' and ''A. variegatum'' ticks in sub-Saharan Africa and the West Indies |
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* Most frequently-imported rickettsiosis |
* Most frequently-imported [[Rickettsioses|rickettsiosis]] |
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== Clinical Presentation == |
== Clinical Presentation == |
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Revision as of 15:47, 4 December 2019
- Causes African tick-bite fever (ATBF)
- Carried by Amblyomma hebraeum and A. variegatum ticks in sub-Saharan Africa and the West Indies
- Most frequently-imported rickettsiosis
Clinical Presentation
- Can have multiple black eschars with regional lymphadenitis
- Rash less common
- Subacute neuropathy
