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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Travelers may be at risk for exposure to agents of rickettsial diseases if they engage in occupational or recreational activities which bring them into contact with habitats that support the vectors or animal reservoir species associated with these pathogens. Immunocompromised patients are also at risk.
Risk Factors
- Travelers visiting affected countries
- Patients on prosthetic heart valve
- Immunocompromised
- Living in residence with poor sanitation
- Exposure to rat fleas, lice and fleas of flying squirrels.