Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Humans, Portugal

Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Humans, Portugal

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 test...

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Main Authors: Rita de Sousa, Branca Isabel Pereira, Claúdia Nazareth, Susana Cabral, Conceição Ventura, Pedro Crespo, Nuno Marques, Saraiva da Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
TIBOLA
DEBONEL
Rickettsia slovaca
lymphadenopathy
facial edema
Portugal
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/10/13-0376_article
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spelling doaj-b5300a3adad743f6a07dd9133a4fa8a42020-11-25T01:49:06ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592013-10-0119101627162910.3201/eid1910.130376Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Humans, PortugalRita de SousaBranca Isabel PereiraClaúdia NazarethSusana CabralConceição VenturaPedro CrespoNuno MarquesSaraiva da CunhaFifteen 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/10/13-0376_articleTIBOLADEBONELRickettsia slovacalymphadenopathyfacial edemaPortugal
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author Rita de Sousa
Branca Isabel Pereira
Claúdia Nazareth
Susana Cabral
Conceição Ventura
Pedro Crespo
Nuno Marques
Saraiva da Cunha
spellingShingle Rita de Sousa
Branca Isabel Pereira
Claúdia Nazareth
Susana Cabral
Conceição Ventura
Pedro Crespo
Nuno Marques
Saraiva da Cunha
Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Humans, Portugal
Emerging Infectious Diseases
TIBOLA
DEBONEL
Rickettsia slovaca
lymphadenopathy
facial edema
Portugal
author_facet Rita de Sousa
Branca Isabel Pereira
Claúdia Nazareth
Susana Cabral
Conceição Ventura
Pedro Crespo
Nuno Marques
Saraiva da Cunha
author_sort Rita de Sousa
title Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Humans, Portugal
title_short Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Humans, Portugal
title_full Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Humans, Portugal
title_fullStr Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Humans, Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Humans, Portugal
title_sort rickettsia slovaca infection in humans, portugal
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2013-10-01
description 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.
topic TIBOLA
DEBONEL
Rickettsia slovaca
lymphadenopathy
facial edema
Portugal
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/10/13-0376_article
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