| flinders island spotted fever rickettsioses caused by "marmionii" strain of rickettsia honei, eastern australia. | australia has 4 rickettsial diseases: murine typhus, queensland tick typhus, flinders island spotted fever, and scrub typhus. we describe 7 cases of a rickettsiosis with an acute onset and symptoms of fever (100%), headache (71%), arthralgia (43%), myalgia (43%), cough (43%), maculopapular/petechial rash (43%), nausea (29%), pharyngitis (29%), lymphadenopathy (29%), and eschar (29%). cases were most prevalent in autumn and from eastern australia, including queensland, tasmania, and south austral ... | 2007 | 17553271 |