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disease > symptom > fever > boutonneuse fever

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boutonneuse fever  

Definition

  • Boutonneuse fever (also called, fièvre boutonneuse, Kenya tick typhus, Indian tick typhus, Marseilles fever, African tick-bite fever, or Astrakhan fever) is a fever as a result of a rickettsial infection caused by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii and transmitted by the dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus. (Wikipedia)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-RPF1GLV7-G

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