Rickettsia felis
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Background
Microbiology
- One of the transitional-group Rickettsiae
Epidemiology
- Worldwide distribution
- Cats are the reservoir, and it is transmitted by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
Clinical Manifestations
- Fevers with headache, myalgia, maculopapular rash, neurologic involvement, vomiting, abdominal pain, respiratory involvement
