Inoculation Eschars and Fever: A Case of African Tick Bite Fever
African tick bite fever is caused by the intracellular bacteria Rickettsia africae. This bacterium is transmitted through the bite of the Amblyomma tick, which carries a high rate of R. africae infection. African tick bite fever is the second most frequent cause of fever in travelers returning from...
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia,
2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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