Imported African Tick Bite Fever in Japan: A Literature Review and Report of Three Cases |
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| Authors: | Naokatsu Ando Satoshi Kutsuna Saho Takaya Yuichi Katanami Norio Ohmagari |
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| Affiliation: | 1.AIDS Clinical Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan; 2.Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan |
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| Abstract: | African tick bite fever (ATBF) is an acute febrile illness caused by Rickettsia africae. ATBF is an important differential diagnosis of acute febrile illness among returned travelers. However, little information is available on ATBF cases imported to Japan, as only seven have been reported to date. To characterize the epidemiological and clinical profiles of patients diagnosed with ATBF in Japan, we reported three new ATBF cases at our hospital between May 2015 and April 2018 and conducted a literature review. |
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| Keywords: | African tick bite fever rickettsiosis eschar spotted fever group rickettsiosis |
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