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Clinical Infectious Diseases
New clinical infectious diseases research has been reported by N. Roch et al
August 19th, 2008
According to recent research from Grenoble, France, "African tick-bite fever, a tickborne disease caused by Rickettsia africae, is endemic in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa and in the French West Indies. Most cases reported in the literature occurred in middle-aged, otherwise-healthy persons and corresponded to benign diseases." "The course of African tick bite fever in elderly people is less well documented. The medical records of 8 elderly patients infected with R. africae during a trip to South Africa in 2005 are presented to summarize the epidemiologic, clinical, microbiological, treatment, and disease course characteristics. Eight patients, aged 63-75 years,...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-19)
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