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Boutonneuse fever (also called Mediterranean spotted fever, fièvre boutonneuse, or Marseilles fever) is a fever as a result of a Rickettsia infection caused by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii and transmitted by the dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Boutonneuse fever can be seen in many places around the world, although it is endemic in countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The French word boutonneuse means spotty. First discovered by David Olmer.

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Infectious diseases * Bacterial diseases: Proteobacterial G- (primarily A00 �A79, 001 �041, 080 �109)

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Infectious diseases * Bacterial diseases: Proteobacterial G- (primarily A00 �A79, 001 �041, 080 �109)

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Infectious diseases * Bacterial diseases: Proteobacterial G- (primarily A00 �A79, 001 �041, 080 �109)

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Infectious diseases * Bacterial diseases: Proteobacterial G- (primarily A00 �A79, 001 �041, 080 �109)

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subgroup |groupstyle=background-color: PowderBlue |Rickettsiales |
Spotted
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Tick-borneRickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever) * Rickettsia conorii (Boutonneuse fever) * Rickettsia japonica (Japanese spotted fever) * Rickettsia sibirica (North Asian tick typhus) * Rickettsia australis (Queensland tick typhus) * Rickettsia honei (Flinders Island spotted fever) * Rickettsia africae (African tick bite fever) * Rickettsia parkeri (American tick bite fever) * Rickettsia aeschlimannii (Rickettsia aeschlimannii infection)
Mite-borneRickettsia akari (Rickettsialpox) * Orientia tsutsugamushi (Scrub typhus)
Flea-borneRickettsia felis (Flea-borne spotted fever)

Infectious diseases * Bacterial diseases: Proteobacterial G- (primarily A00 �A79, 001 �041, 080 �109)

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subgroup |groupstyle=background-color: PowderBlue |Rickettsiales |
Spotted
fever
Tick-borneRickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever) * Rickettsia conorii (Boutonneuse fever) * Rickettsia japonica (Japanese spotted fever) * Rickettsia sibirica (North Asian tick typhus) * Rickettsia australis (Queensland tick typhus) * Rickettsia honei (Flinders Island spotted fever) * Rickettsia africae (African tick bite fever) * Rickettsia parkeri (American tick bite fever) * Rickettsia aeschlimannii (Rickettsia aeschlimannii infection)
Mite-borneRickettsia akari (Rickettsialpox) * Orientia tsutsugamushi (Scrub typhus)
Flea-borneRickettsia felis (Flea-borne spotted fever)
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subgroup |groupstyle=background-color: PowderBlue |Rickettsiales |
Spotted
fever
Tick-borneRickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever) * Rickettsia conorii (Boutonneuse fever) * Rickettsia japonica (Japanese spotted fever) * Rickettsia sibirica (North Asian tick typhus) * Rickettsia australis (Queensland tick typhus) * Rickettsia honei (Flinders Island spotted fever) * Rickettsia africae (African tick bite fever) * Rickettsia parkeri (American tick bite fever) * Rickettsia aeschlimannii (Rickettsia aeschlimannii infection)
Mite-borneRickettsia akari (Rickettsialpox) * Orientia tsutsugamushi (Scrub typhus)
Flea-borneRickettsia felis (Flea-borne spotted fever)

Infectious diseases * Bacterial diseases: Proteobacterial G- (primarily A00 �A79, 001 �041, 080 �109)

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subgroup |groupstyle=background-color: PowderBlue |Rickettsiales |
Spotted
fever
Tick-borneRickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever) * Rickettsia conorii (Boutonneuse fever) * Rickettsia japonica (Japanese spotted fever) * Rickettsia sibirica (North Asian tick typhus) * Rickettsia australis (Queensland tick typhus) * Rickettsia honei (Flinders Island spotted fever) * Rickettsia africae (African tick bite fever) * Rickettsia parkeri (American tick bite fever) * Rickettsia aeschlimannii (Rickettsia aeschlimannii infection)
Mite-borneRickettsia akari (Rickettsialpox) * Orientia tsutsugamushi (Scrub typhus)
Flea-borneRickettsia felis (Flea-borne spotted fever)
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subgroup |groupstyle=background-color: PowderBlue |Rickettsiales |
Spotted
fever
Tick-borneRickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever) * Rickettsia conorii (Boutonneuse fever) * Rickettsia japonica (Japanese spotted fever) * Rickettsia sibirica (North Asian tick typhus) * Rickettsia australis (Queensland tick typhus) * Rickettsia honei (Flinders Island spotted fever) * Rickettsia africae (African tick bite fever) * Rickettsia parkeri (American tick bite fever) * Rickettsia aeschlimannii (Rickettsia aeschlimannii infection)
Mite-borneRickettsia akari (Rickettsialpox) * Orientia tsutsugamushi (Scrub typhus)
Flea-borneRickettsia felis (Flea-borne spotted fever)
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subgroup |groupstyle=background-color: PowderBlue |Rickettsiales |
Spotted
fever
Tick-borneRickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever) * Rickettsia conorii (Boutonneuse fever) * Rickettsia japonica (Japanese spotted fever) * Rickettsia sibirica (North Asian tick typhus) * Rickettsia australis (Queensland tick typhus) * Rickettsia honei (Flinders Island spotted fever) * Rickettsia africae (African tick bite fever) * Rickettsia parkeri (American tick bite fever) * Rickettsia aeschlimannii (Rickettsia aeschlimannii infection)
Mite-borneRickettsia akari (Rickettsialpox) * Orientia tsutsugamushi (Scrub typhus)
Flea-borneRickettsia felis (Flea-borne spotted fever)
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H2S+Salmonella enterica (Typhoid fever, Paratyphoid fever, Salmonellosis)
H2S-Shigella dysenteriae/sonnei/flexneri/boydii (Shigellosis, Bacillary dysentery) * Proteus mirabilis/Proteus vulgaris * Yersinia pestis (Plague/Bubonic plague) * Yersinia enterocolitica * Yersinia pseudotuberculosis



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