Japanese spotted fever

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Japanese spotted fever,

an acute infection occurring in Japan caused by Rickettsia japonica and transmitted by Ixodidae. It is characterized by fever and headache and the appearance of an eschar and rash.

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We describe the first case of Japanese spotted fever and the first isolate of spotted fever group rickettsia from a patient in South Korea.

Japanese spotted fever, South Korea by Kang, Jae-Seung / Emerging Infectious Diseases

Extensively studied rickettsioses include Japanese spotted fever (caused by Rickettsia japonica),

Evidence of Rickettsia helvetica Infection in Humans, Eastern France by Raoult, Didier / Emerging Infectious Diseases

Eight new rickettsioses, three of which were described in Europe, have been identified in the past 13 years, including Japanese spotted fever due to R.

Rickettsia mongolotimonae: A Rare Pathogen in France by Raoult, Didier / Emerging Infectious Diseases

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