Rickettsia slovaca infection in humans, Portugal

• Author(s): Sousa, R. ; Pereira, B. I. ; Nazareth, C. ; Cabral, S. ; Ventura, C. ; Crespo, P. ; Marques, N. ; Cunha, S.
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2160
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde
• Subject(s): Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses; TIBOLA; tick-borne Lymphadenopathy; Dermacentor-borne-necrosis-erythema lymphadenopathy; DEBONEL; Rickettsia Slovaca; lymphadenopathy; Facial Edema; Portugal; Rickettsiae; Rickettsial Infections; Vector-borne Infections; Scalp Eschar
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

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.