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   What is Rickettsia africae?

   • Rickettsia africae is a species of Rickettsia . It can cause African tick-bite fever. [1] ^ Fournier PE, El Karkouri K, Leroy Q, et al. (2009). "Analysis of the Rickettsia africae genome reveals that virulence acquisition in Rickettsia species may be explained by genome reduction". BMC Genomics. 10: 166. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-166. PMC 2694212.

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   What is Rickettsia africae African tick bite fever (ATBF)?

   • Rickettsia africae African tick bite fever (ATBF) is the most commonly diagnosed rickettsial disease among returning international travelers. ATBF is transmitted by Amblyomma hebraeum and A. variegatum ticks. Travel-associated cases of ATBF often occur in clusters with exposure during activities such as safari tours, game hunting, and bush hiking.

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   Which rickettsioses are most common in African tick typhus?

   • Eschars are seen in most patients with African tick typhus due to Rickettsia africae (see Fig. 324-1F ), 34 Mediterranean spotted fever due to Rickettsia conorii or R. africae and scrub typhus due to Orientia tsutsugamushi infection are the most common travel-related rickettsioses.

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   Is Rickettsia a spotted fever?

   • Rickettsia africae belongs to the spotted-fever group (SFG) Rickettsia, which comprises a diverse group of pathogenic bacteria that can cause spotted fevers in humans. Rickettsia africae is predominately transmitted by the ticks, Amblyomma variegatum and Amblyomma hebraeum [ 4 ].

   Entomological risk of African tick-bite fever (Rickettsia africae

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   Species group : Spotted fever group. Species: R. africae. Binomial name. Rickettsia africae. Kelly et al. 1996. Rickettsia africae is a species of Rickettsia . It can cause African tick-bite fever.

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   Rickettsia africae. African tick bite fever (ATBF) is the most commonly diagnosed rickettsial disease among returning international travelers. ATBF is transmitted by Amblyomma hebraeum and A. variegatum ticks. Travel-associated cases of ATBF often occur in clusters with exposure during activities such as safari tours, game hunting, and bush hiking.

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   Rickettsia africae, transmitted by tick bites, is a common cause of febrile illness among travelers to sub-Saharan Africa. 66 African trypanosomiasis, or African sleeping sickness, is a parasitic infection of the CNS caused by the parasite Trypanosoma brucei.

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   May 17, 2001 · African tick-bite fever occurs after contact with ticks that carry Rickettsia africae and that parasitize cattle and game. Sporadic reports suggest that this infection has specific clinical and...

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   May 16, 2022 · Rickettsia africae is a tick-borne bacterium that causes African tick-bite fever (ATBF) in humans. In southern Africa, the tick Amblyomma hebraeum serves as the primary vector and reservoir for R . africae and transmits the bacterium during any life stage.