Tick-borne rickettsioses in international travellers
Author(s) -
Mogens Jensenius,
PierreEdouard Fournier,
Didier Raoult
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2003.06.004
Subject(s) - eschar , rickettsia conorii , spotted fever , tick , rickettsiosis , boutonneuse fever , rocky mountain spotted fever , tick borne disease , hyalomma , ehrlichiosis , travel medicine , medicine , dermatology , rickettsia , immunology , virology , ixodidae , pathology , virus
Tick-borne rickettsioses are of emerging importance in today's travel medicine but have until recently received little attention. We describe the current knowledge of tick-borne rickettsioses as they relate to international travel, their microbiological diagnosis, treatment, possible prevention, and future prospects.
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