Evidence of Infection in Humans with Rickettsia helvetica in Eastern France

A 37-year-old man living in eastern France seroconverted to Rickettsia helvetica in August 1997, 4 weeks after the onset of an unexplained febrile illness. Results of a serosurvey of forest workers from the area where the patient lived showed a 9.2% seroprevalence against R. helvetica. This organism...

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Main Authors: Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Fabienne Grunnenberger, Benoît Jaulhac, Geneviève Gastinger, Didier Raoult
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia Helvetica
R. Helvetica
Ixodes ricinus
spotted fever
rickettsiae
bacilli
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/4/00-0412_article
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