Rickettsioses
From IDWiki
| Species | Disease | Vector | Clinical Clues |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rickettsiae: Spotted fever group | |||
| R. rickettsii | Rocky Mountain spotted fever | Multiple Dermacentor, Amblyomma, and Rhipicephalus ticks | Centripetal rash without eschar in the Americas |
| R. conorrii | Boutonneuse fever, Mediterranean spotted fever | Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks | Rash with eschar, predominantly Mediterranean and Black Sea |
| R. japonica | Oriental spotter fever | Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis, or Ixodes ticks | Rash with eschar, acquired in Asia |
| R. sibirica mongolitimonae | R. sanguineus | Rash with eschar, acquired in Europe, Africa, or Asia | |
| R. sibirica sibirica | Dermacentor ticks | Rash with eschar, acquired in Asia or southern Russia | |
| R. australis | Ixodes ticks | Vesicular rash with eschar, acquired in Australia | |
| R. slovaca | Tick-borne lymphadenopathy | Dermacentor marginatus | Eschar (often scalp) with regional lymphadenopathy, acquired in Europe |
| R. africae | African tick-bite fever | Amblyomma hebraeum and Amblyomma variegatum | Vesicular rash with eschar, acquired in Africa or the Caribbean |
| R. honei | Bothriocroton, Haemaphysalis, Ixodes, or Rhipicephalus ticks | Rash with eschar acquired in Flinders Islands, eastern Australia, Thailand, or Nepal | |
| R. aeschlimanii | Hyalomma or Rhipicephalus ticks | Rash with eschar, acquired in Africa or Europe | |
| R. helvetica | Tick | ||
| R. parkeri | A. maculatum ticks | Rash with eschar, acquired in the Americas | |
| R. heilongjianghensis | Dermacentor' or Haemaphysalis ticks | Rash with eschar, acquired in Asia | |
| R. raoultii | Dermacentor ticks | Eschar (often scalp) with regional lymphadenopathy, acquired in Europe | |
| R. massiliae | R. sanguineous | Rash with eschar, acquired in Europe, Africa, and the Americas | |
| R. amblyommii | Tick | ||
| R. monacensis | Tick | ||
| R. philipii strain 364D | Dermcentor occidentalis | Eschar (often scalp) with regional lymphadenopathy, acquired in California | |
| R. felis | Flea | Rash with eschar and flea exposure | |
| R. akari | Rickettsialpox | Liponyssoides sanguineus house mouse mites | Vesicular rash with eschar, worldwide |
| Rickettiae: Typhus group | |||
| R. typhi | Endemic (murine) typhus | Xenopsylla cheopis (rat flea) and Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) | Centrifugal rash without eschar in the tropics or subtropics, with flea exposure |
| R. prowazekii | Epidemic (louse-borne) typhus | Pediculus humanus humanus (human body louse) | Centrifugal rash without eschar, with exposure to flying squirrel or other |
| Rickettsiae: Scrub typhus group | |||
| Orientia tsutsugamushi | Scrub typhus | Chiggers (trombiculid mites) | Rash with eschar, acquired in Asian Pacific, Chile, or Dubai |
| Anaplasma | |||
| A. phagocytophilum | Human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis | Tick | |
| Ehrlichia | |||
| E. chaffeensis | Human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis | Amblyomma americanum ticks (the Lone Star tick) | |
| E. ewingii | Human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis | A. americanum and Dermacentor variabilis ticks | |
| E. canis | Tick | ||
| Other | |||
| Neoehrlichia mikurensis | Tick | ||
| Neorickettsia sennetsu | Raw fish | ||
| Wolbachia species | Helminths | ||
Further Reading
- Syndromic classification of rickettsioses: an approach for clinical practice. Int J Infect Dis. 2014;28:126-39. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.05.025
