A Case of Rickettsia Felis Infection Imported From Nepal

Overview

Journal J Travel Med

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Public Health

Date 2015 Apr 18

PMID 25884911

Citations 2

Authors

Giorgia Sulis

Paola Rodari

Silvio Caligaris

Lina R Tomasoni

Francesco Castelli

Maurizio Gulletta

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Abstract

Rickettsia felis is an emerging spotted fever group pathogen that may be responsible for potentially life-threatening infections. A cosmopolitan distribution has been postulated though most human cases were observed in Africa and the Americas. We report an imported case from Nepal that occurred in an Italian tourist who presented with a 1-week history of fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, and a mild maculopapular rash 14 days after return.

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