Erschienen in:
01.08.2006 | Brief Report
Serological evidence of human infection with rickettsial strain Bar29 in Catalonia, northeastern Spain
verfasst von:
N. Cardeñosa, M. M. Nogueras, B. Font, F. Segura, T. Muñoz, I. Sanfeliu
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
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Ausgabe 8/2006
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Excerpt
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is an endemic disease in Catalonia, northeastern Spain. The causative agent is
Rickettsia conorii, which is transmitted by the dog tick
Rhipicephalus sanguineus in the Mediterranean area [
1,
2]
. However, it is strongly suspected that another spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsial strain could be implicated in some cases of MSF diagnosed in Catalonia [
3,
4]. …