Boutonneuse fever
- Marseilles fever
- Fièvre Boutonneuse
- Kenya tick typhus
- India tick typhus
- Africa tick typhus
- Mediterranean tick fever
Nature
A mild form of tick typhus caused by the organism Rickettsia conori, which is probably identical with Rickettsia rickettsii. It is transmitted by a dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus.
Incidence
The disease occurs in the south of France and along the north coast of Africa.
Broader
Value
SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
- Invertebrates » Insects
- Medicine » Locomotive, integumentary system
- Medicine » Pathology
- Medicine » Specific diseases
Content quality
Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
G9313
DOCID
11793130
D7NID
144148
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Oct 4, 2020