ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2021
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses in Israel, 2010-2019.
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- Polysaccharide synthesis operon modulates Rickettsia-endothelial cell interactions.PLoS pathogens · 2025Article
- Derivation and Internal Validation of a Clinical Prediction Model for Diagnosis of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses in Northern Tanzania.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Comparison of Brucellosis and Rickettsiosis in Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Development of a rapid antigen-based lateral flow assay for tick-borne spotted fever rickettsioses.PloS one · 2025Article
- The first direct detection of spotted fever group Rickettsia spp. diversity in ticks from Ningxia, northwestern China.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of Mediterranean spotted fever suspects in a university hospital, Tunisia, 2000-2020.Epidemiology and infection · 2024Article
- Concurrent Visual and Auditory Deficits in a Patient with Rickettsia conorii Infection.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Identification of Tick-Borne Pathogens and Genotyping ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
In a multicenter, nationwide, retrospective study of patients hospitalized with spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Israel during 2010-2019, we identified 42 cases, of which 36 were autochthonous. The most prevalent species was the Rickettsia conorii Israeli tick typhus strain (n = 33, 79%); infection with this species necessitated intensive care for 52% of patients and was associated with a 30% fatality rate. A history of tick bite was rare, found for only 5% of patients; eschar was found in 12%; and leukocytosis was more common than leukopenia. Most (72%) patients resided along the Mediterranean shoreline. For 3 patients, a new Rickettsia variant was identified and had been acquired in eastern, mountainous parts of Israel. One patient had prolonged fever before admission and clinical signs resembling tickborne lymphadenopathy. Our findings suggest that a broad range of Rickettsia species cause spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Israel.
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