Sulla esistenza di un complesso siciliano di Rickettsia spp

Febbre Bottonosa in Italia: Solo da Rickettsia Conorii?

Over the last few years we have monitored accurately the dynamics of Rickettsial diseases in Sicily. In this way we can affirm that in Sicily, as well as in other European countries, there exist several types of Rickettsia. As a matter of fact, we succeeded in isolating, both from patients and from ticks, different strains such as R. Conorii, R. Israeli and R. Massiliae