A case of rickettsialpox in Northern Europe

作者：Renvoise Aurelie; van' t Wout Jan W; van der Schroeff Jan Gerrit; Beersma Matthias F; Raoult Didier^*

来源：International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2012, 16(3): E221-E222.

DOI：10.1016/j.ijid.2011.11.009

• Rickettsia akari
• Emerging disease
• Rickettsialpox
• Netherlands

We report the first case of rickettsialpox caused by Rickettsia akari in the Netherlands. The diagnosis was suspected based on clinical grounds and was confirmed by Western blot analysis with cross-adsorption. Because the arthropod vector (Liponyssoides sanguineus) is ubiquitous, we suspect that the disease is under-diagnosed in non-endemic areas.

• 出版日期2012-3