title: African Tick-Bite Fever: A Case Report.
abstract: Mediterranean spotted fever, a disease caused by Rickettsia conorii, is a well-described syndrome among travelers returning from Africa.1 In the present issue of Journal of Travel Medicine2 a case of Rickettsia conorii disease is presented and discussed in context with recently described African tick-bite fever caused by Rickettsia africae. We report the clinical presentation and successful treatment of a traveler who likely had African tick-bite fever.
authors.affiliation: Professor of Medicine, Head, Clinical Infectious Diseases, and Director, Travel Medicine Clinic, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas.
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Ericsson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Long
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Septimus