Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyDiagnostic MicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyParasitologyBacterial InfectionsRodent Infectious DiseasesTick-borne DiseasesZoonotic Disease DiagnosisZoonotic InfectionsAnimal Bite ExposureRat-bite FeverRodent-borne Bacterial DiseasesTick Bite InfectionTick Bite Site Infection
Rat bite fever has not been reported from Kenya previously. A case of 17 year old Kenyan male who was diagnosed to have rat bite fever after a bite of domestic rat is described. The history, clinical features and demonstration of spirillum like organisms from a thick blood film suggest infection due to spirillum minus. The patient recovered completely after a course of penicillin and gentamicin.