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  • Title: Rickettsia slovaca infection in humans, Portugal.
    Author: de Sousa R, Pereira BI, Nazareth C, Cabral S, Ventura C, Crespo P, Marques N, da Cunha S.
    Journal: Emerg Infect Dis; 2013 Oct; 19(10):1627-9. PubMed ID: 24050379.
    Abstract:
    Fifteen years after the initial detection of Rickettsia slovaca in ticks in Portugal, 3 autochthonous cases of R. slovaca infection were diagnosed in humans. All patients had an eschar on the scalp and lymphadenopathy; 2 patients had facial edema. R. slovaca infection was confirmed by serologic testing, culture, and PCR.
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