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A Case of Rickettsia felis Infection Imported from Nepal

Author(s) -

Giorgia Sulis,

Paola Rodari,

Silvio Caligaris,

Lina Rachele Tomasoni,

Francesco Castelli,

Maurizio Gulletta

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1111/jtm.12207

Subject(s) - maculopapular rash , felis , rickettsiosis , medicine , rash , vomiting , rickettsia , spotted fever , travel medicine , virology , dermatology , surgery , pathology , virus , cats

Rickettsia felis is an emerging spotted fever group pathogen that may be responsible for potentially life-threatening infections. A cosmopolitan distribution has been postulated though most human cases were observed in Africa and the Americas. We report an imported case from Nepal that occurred in an Italian tourist who presented with a 1-week history of fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, and a mild maculopapular rash 14 days after return.

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