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Rickettsial Additional Resources



CDC Travelers' Health Information on Rickettsial Infections
Factsheet on the various rickettsial diseases a traveler might encounter.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/rickettsial.htm

Rickettsia Research and Treatments
A collection of research articles from a variety of medical journals.
http://www.cfsresearch.org/rickettsia/

The Merck Manual: Rickettsial Diseases
Discusses the common rickettsial diseases.
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section13/chapter159/159a.jsp

Medmicro: Rickettsiae
Scientific and medical information on the organisms and the diseases they cause.
http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch038.htm

eMedicine - Mediterranean Spotted Fever
Article by Pierre A Dorsainvil, MD. Also known as boutonneuse fever, is transmitted by the dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1412.htm