| [epidemiologic aspects of mediterranean boutonneuse fever in the south of corsica]. | during summer 1984 was conducted a prospective study concerning mediterranean spotted fever (a rickettsiosis due to rickettsia conorii) in the south of corsica. the prevalence of symptomatic and typical cases was 48 per 100,000. a seroepidemiologic study made on blood donors of the same area shows a prevalence of antibody to r. conorii at 12% for a dilution of 1/32, 4.8% for 1/64 and 2.5% for 1/128. this study show that corsica is, as well as south of france, sicily and spain an endemic country ... | 1985 | 4075465 |