African tick-bite fever


African tick-bite fever

a febrile disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia africae in southern Africa and characterized by black spots at the sites of bites caused by infected Amblyomma ticks and lymphadenopathy.

African tick-bite fever

(af'ri-kăn tik'bīt fē'vĕr) A febrile disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia africae in southern Africa and characterized by taches noires (black spots) at the sites of bites by infected Amblyomma ticks and lymphadenopathy.