Mediterranean spotted fever-like illness caused by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae, North Macedonia, June 2022
Dejan Jakimovski, Sofija Mateska, Verica Simin, Ivana Bogdan, Dragana Mijatović, Agustín Estrada‐Peña, Lourdes Mateos‐Hernández, Angélique Foucault‐Simonin, Sara Moutailler, Alejandro Cabezas‐Cruz, Pavle Banović
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.
Topics & Concepts
Spotted feverMediterranean climateTickTick-borne diseaseBoutonneuse feverHyalommaDiseaseMedicineRickettsiaVirologyBiologyEcologyIxodidaePathologyVirusVector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and control