Rickettsia slovacaInfection in Humans, Portugal
Authors:
- Rita de SousaRSRita de Sousa
- Branca Isabel PereiraBPBranca Isabel Pereira
- Claúdia NazarethCNClaúdia Nazareth
- Susana CabralSCSusana Cabral
- Conceição VenturaCVConceição Ventura
- Pedro CrespoPCPedro Crespo
- Nuno MarquesNMNuno Marques
- Saraiva da CunhaSCSaraiva da Cunha
Open Access
- 1 October 2013
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 19 (10) , 1627-9
Abstract
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.Keywords
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