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Severe Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Australia

2007; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 13; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid1311.070099

1080-6059

William J. McBride, Joshua Hanson, Robert Miller, D. J. Wenck,

Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

Abstract We report 3 cases of spotted fever group rickettsial infection (presumed Queensland tick typhus) in residents of northern Queensland, Australia, who had unusually severe clinical manifestations. Complications included renal failure, purpura fulminans, and severe pneumonia. Clinical illness caused by Rickettsia australis may not be as benign as previously described.