Emerging infectious diseases · 2013 · 32 citations · 7 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyDermatopathologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyMedical MicrobiologyDermatopathology Of InfectionInfectious DermatosesRickettsial DiseasesTick BiologyTick-borne DiseasesTick-borne Rickettsioses
Fifteen years after the initial detection of Rickettsia slovaca in ticks in Portugal, 3 autochthonous cases of R. slovaca infection were diagnosed in humans. All patients had an eschar on the scalp and lymphadenopathy; 2 patients had facial edema. R. slovaca infection was confirmed by serologic testing, culture, and PCR.
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