Rickettsialpox — a rare but not extinct disease: review of the literature and new directions

Rickettsialpox is an urban zoonosis caused by Rickettsia akari. To date R. akari is the only well-characterized mite-borne member of the spotted fever group. It is transmitted by the mouse mite, Liponyssoides sanguineus, commonly found on peridomestic rodents. While the disease was first discovered...

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Main Authors: M. E. Eremeeva, K. Muniz-Rodriguez
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Sankt-Peterburg : NIIÈM imeni Pastera 2020-08-01
Series:Infekciâ i Immunitet
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Online Access:https://www.iimmun.ru/iimm/article/view/1294