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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ilan Dock, B.S.
Classification
Shown below is a table that classifies Tularemia infection based on the specific rickettsia organism responsible for infection. The classification of the organism responsible for infection dictates the choice of antimicrobial therapy.
| Disease | Organism | Vector | Endemic Regions |
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| Tularemia [1] | Francisella Tularensis | D. Andersoni, D. Variabilis | United States:
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| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever [2] | Rickettsia Rickettsii | Wood Tick (Dermacentor Variabilis), D. andersoni | United States:
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| Helvetica Spotted Fever[3] | Rickettsia Helvetica | Ixodes Ricinus (European) | Europe:
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| Ehrlichiosis Anaplasmosis [4] | Ehrlichia Chaffeensis, E. Equi | Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma Americanum), Ixodes Scapularis | United States:
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| Human neoehrlichiosis [4] [3] | Neoehrlichia mikurensis | Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma Americanum)' | Widespread:
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| Rickettsiosis [3] | Rickettsia | No specific species identified | Widespread:
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| African tick-bite fever [3] | Rickettsia africae | Amblyomma, Dermacentor, and Rhipicephalus species | Africa:
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| Queensland tick typhus [5] [3] | Rickettsia austalis | Ixodes species | Widespread:
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| Q-fever (Typhus-like infection) [5] | Coxiella burnetii (mimics the mechanisms of Rickettsia) | Ixodes holocyclus and Amblyomma triguttatum | Australia
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| Mediterranean spotted fever (Boutonneuse fever) [6] [3] | Rickettsia conorii | Brown Dog Tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) | Widespread:
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| Far Eastern spotted fever [3] | Rickettsia heilong-jiangensis | Tick | Widespread:
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| Aneruptive fever [3] [7] | Rickettsia helvetica | Ixodes species | Widespread:
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| Flinders Island spotted fever (Thai tick typhus) [3] [5] | Rickettsia honei | Tick | Widespread in Independent Regions
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| Japanese spotted fever [3] | Rickettsia japonica | Tick | Japan
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| Mediterranean spotted fever-like disease [3] | Rickettsia massiliae and R. monacensis | Tick | Widespread:
R.massiliae induced:
R.monacensis induced:
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| Maculatum infection | Rickettsia parkeri | Tick | Americas:
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| Tick-borne necrosis and lymphadenopathy [8] | Rickettsia raoultii | Dermacentor marginatus | Widespread:
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| North Asian Tick Typhus [3] | Rickettsia sibirica | Tick | Widespread:
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| Lymphangitis [3] | Rickettsia sibirica mogolotimonae | 'No specific species identified | Widespread:
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| TIBOLA [3] [8] | Rickettsia slovaca | Dermacentor species | Widespread:
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References
- ↑ Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Information. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). \http://www.cdc.gov/tularemia/index.html Accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Information. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/rmsf/ Accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Disease Index General Information, Rickettsia (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/otherspottedfever / Accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Disease index General Information (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/babesiosis/health_professionals/index.html Accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Australian Tick Index http://www.karlmcmanusfoundation.org.au/ticks-in-oz Accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ Oztoprak N, Celebi G, Aydemir H, et al. [Mediterranean spotted fever due to contact with dog-tick]. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2008;42(4):7016.http:// http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19149095 Accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ Fournier PE, Allombert C, Supputamongkol Y, Caruso G, Brouqui P, Raoult D. Aneruptive fever associated with antibodies to Rickettsia helvetica in Europe and Thailand. J Clin Microbiol. 2004;42(2):816-8. http://http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC344501/ Accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dermacentor-borne necrosis erythema and lymphadenopathy: clinical and epidemiological features of a new tick-borne disease. Oteo JA, Ibarra V, Blanco JR, et al. Dermacentor-borne necrosis erythema and lymphadenopathy: clinical and epidemiological features of a new tick-borne disease. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2004;10(4):327-31 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15059122 Accessed on December 30, 2015