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Revision as of 00:53, 22 July 2020
- 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 Manifestations
- Can have multiple black eschars with regional lymphadenitis
- Rash less common
- Subacute neuropathy
