Spotted fever group rickettsioses documented in Morocco
| Autor: | M’hammed Sarih, Najma Boudebouch, Mohammed Hassar, Philippe Parola, A. Chakib, H. Amarouch, Jean-Marc Rolain, T. Fatihi, Cristina Socolovschi, Didier Raoult |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Male Rhipicephalus sanguineus Prevalence Tick Boutonneuse Fever Severity of Illness Index parasitic diseases medicine Seroprevalence Humans biology Rickettsia Infections General Medicine Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease bacterial infections and mycoses Virology Antibodies Bacterial Spotted fever Morocco Rickettsia conorii Rickettsiosis Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Mediterranean area Female |
| Zdroj: | Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 15 |
| ISSN: | 1469-0691 |
| Popis: | Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is caused by Rickettsia conorii conorii transmitted by the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus. It is endemic in the Mediterranean area, where most of the cases are encountered during the summer, when the tick vectors are highly active [1]. In Morocco, MSF has been the sole human tick-borne rickettsiosis known by clinicians, and cases that are clinically recognized are rarely documented [2]. Our aim is to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of confirmed cases of MSF in Casablanca and in the surrounding regions of Morocco. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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