Autochthonous Case of Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Russia

We describe an autochthonous case of Rickettsia slovaca infection in a man 35 years of age from Russia who had tickborne lymphadenopathy. We used ELISA and quantitative PCR testing to further identify DNA and confirm diagnosis. Physicians in Russia should consider similar diseases in differential diagnoses after tick bites.PMID:34546169 | DOI:10.3201/eid2710.204621

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - September 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ruslan F Sayfullin Nadezhda E Perekopskaya Ludmila S Karan Nadezhda N Zvereva Muhammad A Sayfullin Source Type: research