[Tick bite fever in West Africa: difficulties in diagnosis of an emerging disease].
West African tick bite fever is a prevalent emerging zoonosis from the coast of Senegal to Chad. It is characterized by recurrent fever in association with a deteriorating clinical state. It is now the second most common vector-borne disease in Senegal. The purpose of this report is to describe one case and to review the main clinical and epidemiological features of this disease.
Heaulme
M
M
Centre médical interarmées des Forces françaises du Cap Vert. marc.heaulme@laposte.net
Couvreur
P
P
Sicard
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D012675:Senegal; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D013987:Ticks; D015047:Zoonoses
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline