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Mediterranean spotted fever in Algeria — new trends

Author(s) -

Nadjet Mouffok,

Philippe Parola,

Hubert Lépidi,

Didier Raoult

Publication year - 2008

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.2008.06.035

Subject(s) - spotted fever , epidemiology , rickettsia conorii , rhipicephalus sanguineus , boutonneuse fever , disease , tick , serology , rickettsiosis , incidence (geometry) , mediterranean climate , medicine , veterinary medicine , rickettsia , biology , virology , immunology , pathology , ecology , ixodidae , antibody , virus , physics , optics

Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) due to Rickettsia conorii is the most important tick-borne disease occurring in North Africa. However, there are only a few fragmentary reports on the epidemiology and clinical aspects of rickettsioses in North Africa, and cases are still rarely documented. We report herein a prospective study conducted in Oran, the second largest city in Algeria. This disease has not been properly described in Oran or in other Algerian cities.

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