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Mediterranean spotted fever-like illness caused by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae, North Macedonia, June 2022

Dejan Jakimovski
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Sofija Mateska
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Verica Simin
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Ivana Bogdan
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Dragana Mijatović
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Agustín Estrada-Peña
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Lourdes Mateos-Hernández
Angélique Foucault-Simonin
Pavle Banović
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Abstract

Mediterranean spotted fever-like illness (MSF-like illness) is a tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae first reported in France more than 25 years ago. Until today, more than 50 cases of MSF-like illness have been reported in different regions of Europe and Africa, highlighting variable clinical manifestation. Here we report a case of MSF-like illness following a bite from a Hyalomma tick in the Skopje region of North Macedonia.

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anses-03942966 , version 1 (17-01-2023)

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Dejan Jakimovski, Sofija Mateska, Verica Simin, Ivana Bogdan, Dragana Mijatović, et al.. Mediterranean spotted fever-like illness caused by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae, North Macedonia, June 2022. Eurosurveillance, 2022, 27 (42), ⟨10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.42.2200735⟩. ⟨anses-03942966⟩
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