1/1. African tick-bite fever among international travelers--oregon, 1998.In May 1998, the oregon health Division received a report from a local physician that nine persons developed annular skin lesions accompanied by influenza-like symptoms within 8 days of leaving southern africa. All nine persons were members of a 34-person group from oregon that traveled to swaziland in April 1998 to participate in a 3-week humanitarian construction project. This report describes two cases of African tick-bite fever (ATBF) diagnosed in this group and underscores the importance of pretravel counseling about vectorborne illnesses and post-travel recognition of imported rickettsial diseases.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = physician (Clic here for more details about this article) |