African tick-bite fever - a tantalizing souvenir from South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 1027-1028
Author(s):  
Christian Menzer ◽  
Christine Fink ◽  
Alexander Enk ◽  
Holger A. Haenssle
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Tick Bite ◽  
African Tick Bite Fever ◽  
Tick Bite Fever

scholarly journals African Tick Bite Fever in Elderly Patients: 8 Cases in French Tourists Returning from South Africa

2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. e28-e35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Roch ◽  
Olivier Epaulard ◽  
Isabelle Pelloux ◽  
Patricia Pavese ◽  
Jean‐Paul Brion ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Tick Bite ◽  
African Tick Bite Fever ◽  
Tick Bite Fever

scholarly journals Unusual Location of an Inoculation Lesion in a Traveler with African Tick‐Bite Fever Returning from South Africa

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 439-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Henri Consigny ◽  
Ina Schuett ◽  
Sylvie Fraitag ◽  
Jean‐Marc Rolain ◽  
Pierre Buffet
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Tick Bite ◽  
Unusual Location ◽  
African Tick Bite Fever ◽  
Tick Bite Fever

scholarly journals African Tick-bite Fever in a Woman who Travelled to Republic of South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-136
Author(s):  
Yoshinori TAKAHASHI ◽  
Ryosuke OSAWA ◽  
Masakatsu TAIRA ◽  
Shuji ANDO ◽  
Naoto HOSOKAWA
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Tick Bite ◽  
African Tick Bite Fever ◽  
Tick Bite Fever

Outbreak of African Tick-Bite Fever in Six Italian Tourists Returning from South Africa

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Caruso ◽  
C. Zasio ◽  
F. Guzzo ◽  
C. Granata ◽  
V. Mondardini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Tick Bite ◽  
African Tick Bite Fever ◽  
Tick Bite Fever

scholarly journals Rickettsia africae an Agent of African Tick Bite Fever in Ticks Collected from Domestic Animals in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Pathogens ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 631
Author(s):  
Benson Chuks Iweriebor ◽  
Ayabulela Nqoro ◽  
Chikwelu Larry Obi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Domestic Animals ◽  
Tick Bite ◽  
Spotted Fever Group ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae ◽  
Rickettsia Africae ◽  
African Tick Bite Fever ◽  
Tick Bite Fever

Background: Ticks transmit a plethora of pathogens of zoonotic implications. Their distribution, diversity and the pathogens they transmit differ from one ecological location to another. Rickettsia africae is the agent of African tick bite fever found in South Africa, a zoonotic infection that is frequently reported among travelers who have visited many sub-Saharan African countries where the pathogen is prevalent. Methods: Ticks were collected from domestic animals in Raymond Nkandla Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The ticks were identified morphologically prior to DNA extraction followed by molecular identification of randomly selected ticks from the morphologically delineated groups. To assess for the presence of tick-borne pathogens belonging to Rickettsia spp. by PCR (polymerase chain reaction), we used specific primer pairs targeting the gltA, ompA and ompB genes. The selected amplified ticks, all positive ompB and forty three ompA amplicons were sequenced in a commercial sequencing facility. The obtained nucleotide sequences were edited and subjected to BLASTn for homology search and phylogenetic analyses were performed with MEGA 7 Version for genetic relationships with curated reference sequences in GenBank. Results: A total of 953 ticks collected in the study were delineated into three genera consisting of Amblyomma, Rhipicephalus and Hyalomma in decreasing order of abundance. The presence of rickettsial DNA was detected in 60/953 (6.3%) from the three genera of ticks screened. Genetic analyses of the DNA sequences obtained showed that they have phylogenetic relationship to members of the spotted fever group rickettsiae with R. africae, being the predominant SFGR (spotted fever group rickettsiae) detected in the screened ticks. Conclusion: This report shows that R. africae is the predominant spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks collected from domestic animals in the study area and the human health impacts are not known.

African tick bite fever – Papulovesicular exanthem with fever after staying in South Africa

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 379-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Schuster ◽  
Iliana Tantcheva-Poor ◽  
Claudia Wickenhauser ◽  
Jens-Marcus Chemnitz ◽  
Nicolas Hunzelmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Tick Bite ◽  
African Tick Bite Fever ◽  
Tick Bite Fever

scholarly journals African Tick-bite Fever: Four Cases Among Swiss Travelers Returning from South Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yves Jackson ◽  
François Chappuis ◽  
Louis Loutan
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Tick Bite ◽  
African Tick Bite Fever ◽  
Tick Bite Fever

African Tick Bite Fever in a Taiwanese Traveler Returning from South Africa: Molecular and Serologic Studies

2009 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 735-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun-Hsien Tsai ◽  
Pei-Yun Shu ◽  
Pierre-Edouard Fournier ◽  
Hsiu-Ying Lu ◽  
Oleg Mediannikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Tick Bite ◽  
African Tick Bite Fever ◽  
Tick Bite Fever

African Tick Bite Fever in a Portuguese Traveler Returning From South Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-151
Author(s):  
Filipe André Gonzalez ◽  
Joana Martins ◽  
Margarida Coelho ◽  
Mário Amaro ◽  
Natacha Milhano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Tick Bite ◽  
African Tick Bite Fever ◽  
Tick Bite Fever
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