A Case of Rickettsia felis Infection Imported From Nepal

Giorgia Sulis; Paola Rodari; Silvio Caligaris; Lina R Tomasoni; Francesco Castelli; Maurizio Gulletta

doi:10.1111/jtm.12207

A Case of Rickettsia felis Infection Imported From Nepal

J Travel Med. 2015 Jul-Aug;22(4):276-8. doi: 10.1111/jtm.12207. Epub 2015 Apr 17.

Authors

Giorgia Sulis¹, Paola Rodari¹, Silvio Caligaris², Lina R Tomasoni², Francesco Castelli¹, Maurizio Gulletta²

Affiliations

¹ University Division of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
² Unit of Tropical Diseases, Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy.

PMID: 25884911
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12207

Abstract

Rickettsia felis is an emerging spotted fever group pathogen that may be responsible for potentially life-threatening infections. A cosmopolitan distribution has been postulated though most human cases were observed in Africa and the Americas. We report an imported case from Nepal that occurred in an Italian tourist who presented with a 1-week history of fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, and a mild maculopapular rash 14 days after return.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Ceftriaxone / administration & dosage*
Doxycycline / administration & dosage*
Female
Humans
Immunologic Tests / methods
Italy / epidemiology
Middle Aged
Nepal / epidemiology
Rickettsia Infections* / blood
Rickettsia Infections* / diagnosis
Rickettsia Infections* / drug therapy
Rickettsia Infections* / etiology
Rickettsia Infections* / physiopathology
Rickettsia felis* / isolation & purification
Rickettsia felis* / pathogenicity
Serologic Tests / methods
Siphonaptera*
Travel*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ceftriaxone
Doxycycline