Rickettsia africae
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African tick-bite fever (ATBF) (R. africae)
- 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
