Rickettsia slovaca infection in humans, Portugal.

ABSTRACT: Fifteen years after the initial detection of Rickettsia slovaca in ticks in Portugal, 3 autochthonous cases of R. slovaca infection were diagnosed in humans. All patients had an eschar on the scalp and lymphadenopathy; 2 patients had facial edema. R. slovaca infection was confirmed by serologic testing, culture, and PCR.

SUBMITTER: de Sousa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3810745 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature