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Autochthonous Case of Rickettsia slovaca Infection in Russia

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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… Click to show full abstract

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.

Keywords: case rickettsia; slovaca infection; rickettsia slovaca; autochthonous case

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2021

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