Aneruptive fever associated with antibodies to Rickettsia helvetica in Europe and Thailand

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Feb;42(2):816-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.816-818.2004.

Abstract

We report that eight patients from France, Italy, and Thailand had serological evidence of Rickettsia helvetica infection. The infection presented as a mild disease in the warm season and was associated with fever, headache, and myalgia but not with a cutaneous rash. R. helvetica should be suspected in patients with unexplained fever, especially following a bite from an Ixodes sp. tick.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Fever / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rickettsia / immunology*
  • Rickettsia Infections / blood
  • Rickettsia Infections / diagnosis*
  • Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology
  • Thailand / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial