| mediterranean spotted fever in algeria--new trends. | mediterranean spotted fever (msf) due to rickettsia conorii is the most important tick-borne disease occurring in north africa. however, there are only a few fragmentary reports on the epidemiology and clinical aspects of rickettsioses in north africa, and cases are still rarely documented. we report herein a prospective study conducted in oran, the second largest city in algeria. this disease has not been properly described in oran or in other algerian cities. | 2009 | 18930677 |
| reemergence of rickettsiosis in oran, algeria. | the presumptive cases of mediterranean spotted fever have been identified in 1993 and since that time, its frequency has steadily increased. the prospective study, in summer 2004, was conducted in order to present the descriptive clinic and epidemiology, to identify more severe forms, the presence of the multiple eschars, and different rickettsial strains caused the disease in our region. in oran, the cases were diagnosed clinically. in marseille, serum specimens were tested by ifa using the pan ... | 2006 | 17114705 |