Spotted Fever Rickettsiae and Rickettsioses in Germany

摘要: Rickettsiae are gram-negative vector-borne bacteria which exclusively replicate intracellularly. They cause a number of important diseases, like Rocky Mountain spotted fever, epidemic typhus, Mediterranean fever or African tick bite fever. Rickettsioses classified as emerging infections; however, they neglected diseases in many parts the world. Two decades ago, there was only one Rickettsia species known Germany, and available data on occurrence rickettsial their medical importance still very limited. Nevertheless, six different could be meanwhile detected Germany. Five them transmitted by ticks, while rickettsiosis seems to primarily fleas. This chapter reviews little that is about distribution, vector association, abundance impact these thereby identifying knowledge gaps research needs.