Abstract：
African tick bite fever (ATBF) is an acute febrile illness caused by Rickettsia africae. ATBF is an important differential diagnosis of acute febrile illness among returned travelers. However, little information is available on ATBF cases imported to Japan, as only seven have been reported to date. To characterize the epidemiological and clinical profiles of patients diagnosed with ATBF in Japan, we reported three new ATBF cases at our hospital between May 2015 and April 2018 and conducted a literature review.
摘要：
非洲蜱叮咬热（ATBF）是由非洲立克次体引起的急性高热疾病。ATBF是返回旅行者中急性高热疾病的重要鉴别诊断。然而,关于进口到日本的ATBF病例的信息很少，因为到目前为止只报告了7个。为了描述日本被诊断为ATBF的患者的流行病学和临床特征，我们报告了2015年5月至2018年4月期间在我院新增的3例ATBF病例,并进行了文献综述.
