Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 3, 2026

Author Spotlight: Controlled Human Exposure Model for Tick Research and Lyme Disease Studies
Published on: December 1, 2023
Case report of African tick-bite fever from Poland
Tomasz Chmielewski1, Anna Szymanek2, Ilona Mączka1
1Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirochetes, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland. Head of Laboratory: Prof. Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska.
Abstract:
A confirmed case of rickettsiosis acquired in South Africa and recognized in Poland was described. The patient fulfilled clinical criteria highly suggestive of African tick bite fever, such as eschars, regional lymphadenitis, cutaneous rash within 10 days after his return from sub-Saharan Africa. Infection with Rickettsia africae was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and sequencing.
Related Concept Videos
Bacterial Phylum Spirochaetes
Arboviral Encephalitis

