Rickettsia conorii

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cause of boutonneuse fever

  • brown dog tick
    In boutonneuse fever

    …fever caused by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii conorii and transmitted by the dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus. The disease is endemic to the Mediterranean region. Similar forms of boutonneuse fever occur in Africa, India, and southern Europe but are caused by different subspecies of R. conorii—for example, Indian tick typhus, caused…

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