The case of Mediterranean spotted fever of the traveler returned from Zambia

• Published in: Ticks and tick-borne diseases Vol. 15; no. 4; p. 102347
• Main Authors: Ichikawa, Takahiro, Qiu, Yongjin, Ando, Shuji, Takeuchi, Yuto, Nagasaka, Atsushi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier GmbH 01.07.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; boutonneuse fever; Boutonneuse Fever - diagnosis; Boutonneuse Fever - drug therapy; Boutonneuse Fever - microbiology; case studies; doxycycline; Doxycycline - therapeutic use; fever; headache; hospitals; Humans; Male; pathogens; patients; polymerase chain reaction; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Rhipicephalus sanguineus - microbiology; Rickettsia conorii; Rickettsia conorii - genetics; Rickettsia conorii - isolation & purification; Rickettsioses; Spotted Fever Group; Tick-Borne diseases; Travel; Zambia; Zambia, Rickettsia infection; Zambia; Spotted Fever Group; Rickettsioses; Rickettsia conorii; Zambia, Rickettsia infection; Tick-Borne diseases

We report the case of a traveler who returned from Zambia and was diagnosed with Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF), an infectious disease caused by Rickettsia conorii conorii. The patient presented to Sapporo City General Hospital with symptoms of fever, malaise, headache, and rash. The pathogen was...