Siberian tick typhus
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Si·ber·i·an tick ty·phus
tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by infection with Rickettsia sibirica.
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Siberian tick typhus
A mild form of TYPHUS occurring in northern Asia, caused by Rickettsia siberica and transmitted by ticks of the Dermacentor and Haemaphysalis genera.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005