Incidence of Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Sicilian children: a clinical-epidemiological observational retrospective study from 1987 to 2010

Incidence of Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Sicilian children: a clinical-epidemiological observational retrospective study from 1987 to 2010

Background: Zoonoses are human infectious diseases caused by pathogens that primarily infect animals. Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) represents one such example, affecting the Mediterranean region, in which household animals can be immune-carriers of infected ticks. Materials and methods: We ret...

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Main Authors: Giovanna Vitaliti, Raffaele Falsaperla, Riccardo Lubrano, Vererando Rapisarda, Salvatore Cocuzza, Giuseppe Nunnari, Piero Pavone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mediterranean spotted fever
Childhood
Epidemiological analyses
Clinical and laboratory features
Antigenic changes
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