TY - JOUR AU - Pretorius, Anne-MariƩ AU - Birtles, Richard J. T1 - Rickettsia mongolotimonae Infection in South Africa T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2004 VL - 10 IS - 1 SP - 125 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report the first laboratory-confirmed case of Rickettsia mongolotimonae infection in Africa. The patient sought treatment for an eschar on his toe; lymphangitis, severe headaches, and fever subsequently developed. After a regimen of doxycycline, symptoms rapidly resolved. R. mongolotimonae infection was diagnosed retrospectively by serologic tests and molecular-based detection of the organism in biopsy specimens of eschar material. KW - Rickettsia mongolotimonae KW - lymphangitis KW - rashless KW - international tourist attraction site KW - South Africa DO - 10.3201/eid1001.020662 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/1/02-0662_article ER - End of Reference