Tick-bite fever in South Africa - the occurrence of severe cases on the Witwatersrand

Tick-bite fever, the variety of tick typhus occurring in southern Africa, is caused by Rickettsia conori var. pijperi and is transmitted by hard or ixodid ticks.

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Veröffentlicht in:	South African medical journal 1983-05, Vol.63 (21), p.807-810
1. Verfasser:	Gear, J.H.S., Miller, G.B., Martins, H., Swanepoel, R., Wolstenholme, B. & Coppin, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Case reports Complement Fixation Tests Diagnosis Female Humans Male Middle Aged Rickettsia Infections - diagnosis Serologic Tests Severe cases Occurence Tick Toxicoses - diagnosis Tick-bite fever Treatment Virology
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Zusammenfassung:	Tick-bite fever, the variety of tick typhus occurring in southern Africa, is caused by Rickettsia conori var. pijperi and is transmitted by hard or ixodid ticks.
ISSN:	0256-9574 2078-5135