Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
(RMSF, Sao Paulo Fever, Spotted Fever, Tick Typhus)
and Other Tick-Borne Rickettsia
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a serious infection, can be caused by a tick bite, and affects humans and animals.
Links on this page labeled "MEDLINE" are links to citations of medical and scientific articles from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) MEDLINE database.
Table of Contents
NIH NLM MEDLINE Medical and Scientific Information on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Basic Information on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Medical or Scientific Articles on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Media Articles on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Testing for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Treatment of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Animals and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Resources for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Tick-Borne Rickettsia from the Spotted Fever Group - other than RMSF
Tick-Borne Rickettsia from the Typhus Group
For other tick-borne diseases, see:
Tick-Borne Diseases Of Humans Other Than Lyme Disease Or "Lyme-like" Disease
For information on Lyme disease, see:
Lots Of Links On Lyme Disease
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF, Sao Paulo Fever, Spotted Fever, Tick Typhus) and Other Tick-Borne Rickettsia
NIH NLM MEDLINE Medical and Scientific Information on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
MEDLINE - Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) [in Title] AND humans - 359 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) [all] - 1,224 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) - 830 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Sao Paulo fever - 146 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rickettsia rickettsii - 469 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) AND human - 916 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) AND ticks - 328 on 13 Aug 01
MEDLINE - spotless AND Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) - 8 on 13 Aug 01
Basic Information on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
CDC: Case Definition - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) - 1996
CDC: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
NIH: MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
LDF: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - Missouri DOH
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Illinois Department of Public Health
The Gaelic Wolf Scouting Pages -- Tick-Borne Illnesses - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - Los Angeles County West Vector Control District
Medical or Scientific Articles on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, eMedicine Journal, July 3 2001
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, eMedicine Journal, April 27 2001
Tick-borne Diseases, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, eMedicine Journal, January 26 2001
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Children, 29 Oct 00
Tick-Borne Diseases (LD and RMSF), Clinician News 3(7):19,20 1999
Rickettsial Pathogens and Their Arthropod Vectors, [CDC EID 4(2):179-182, 1998.]
Flea-borne Rickettsioses: Ecologic Considerations, CDC EID 3(3):319-327, 1997
Rickettsial Organisms In Ticks: Rocky Mountain Spotted, [Infect Med 14(1):18-20, 1997.]
Bug Vectors - Rickettsial Organisms Transmitted by Tick, [Infect Med 14(3):224,229-230, 1997]
Emedicine Search Results for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever OR R. rickettsii - 83 on 24 Aug 01
Medscape Clinical Full-Text: RMSF OR Sao Paulo fever OR rickettsii - 50 on 16 Aug 01
Media Articles on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Deaths Highlight Need For Rapid Diagnosis, 6 Oct 00
Medscape News: RMSF OR Sao Paulo fever OR rickettsii - on 16 Aug 01
Testing for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
ARUP Labs - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Antibodies, IgG and IgM
ARUP Labs Search results for 'Rocky Mountain spotted fever' - 15 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:Rocky Mountain spotted fever test OR testing - 54 of 107 on 17 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:Rickettsia rickettsii test OR testing - 2 of 8 on 17 Aug 01
Treatment of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
MEDLINE - Rocky Mountain spotted fever [in Title] AND treatment [in Title] - 13 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rocky Mountain spotted fever [in Title] AND treatment - 50 on 20 Aug 01
Google: intitle:Rocky Mountain spotted fever treatment OR therapy - 100 of 435 on 17 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:Rickettsia rickettsii treatment OR therapy - 3 of 3 on 17 Aug 01
Animals and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
MEDLINE - RMSF or Sao Paulo fever or rickettsii and animals - 420 on 21 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:Rocky Mountain spotted fever animal OR animals - 34 of 45 on 17 Aug 01
Resources for Rocky Mountain spotted fever (Rickettsia rickettsii)
NIH: Taxonomy browser (Rickettsia rickettsii)
Google Search: intitle:Rocky Mountain spotted fever - 100 of 737 on 18 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:Rocky Mountain spotted fever human OR humans - 99 of 282 on 18 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:Rocky Mountain spotted fever AND ticks OR ticks 100 of 574 on 18 Aug 01
Google Search: intitle:Rickettsia rickettsii - 12 of 18 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rocky Mountain spotted fever - 100 of 14,400 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia rickettsii - 100 of 1,820 on 20 Aug 01
Tick-Borne Rickettsia from the Spotted Fever Group - other than RMSF
Rickettsia africae (African tick bite fever)
Rickettsia australis (Queensland tick typhus)
Rickettsia conorii (Boutonneuse fever)
Rickettsia japonica (Japanese spotted fever)
Rickettsia helvetica
Rickettsia honei (Flinders Island spotted fever)
Rickettsia mongolotimonae
Rickettsia sibirica (North Asian tick typhus)
Rickettsia slovaca
Articles on Tick-Borne Rickettsia from the Spotted Fever Group - other than RMSF
Resources for Tick-Borne Spotted Fever Group
Rickettsia africae (African tick bite fever)
MEDLINE - African tick bite fever OR Rickettsia africae - 44 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - African tick bite fever OR Rickettsia africae AND humans - 37 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rickettsia africae - 35 on 15 Aug 01
Tick-Bite Fever Among Travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa Usually Due to R. africae, 21 May 01
Google Search: African tick bite fever - 80 of 112 on 16 Aug 01
Google Search: African tick bite fever human OR humans - 53 of 88 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia africae - 100 of 163 on 16 Aug 01
Rickettsia australis (Queensland tick typhus)
MEDLINE - Queensland tick typhus OR Rickettsia australis - 39 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Queensland tick typhus OR Rickettsia australis AND humans - 25 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rickettsia australis - 33 on 15 Aug 01
ARUP Labs - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Antibodies, IgG and IgM
ARUP Labs Search results for 'australis' - 5 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Queensland tick typhus - 100 of 208 on 16 Aug 01
Google Search: Queensland tick typhus human OR humans - 86 of 155 on 16 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia australis - 100 of 455 on 16 Aug 01
Rickettsia conorii (Boutonneuse fever, Mediterranean spotted fever, fièvre boutonneuse, Marseilles fever, Israeli spotted fever, Astrakhan fever, tick typhus)
MEDLINE - Boutonneuse fever (Rickettsia conorii) - 730 on 19 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Boutonneuse fever (Rickettsia conorii) AND humans - 600 on 19 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Boutonneuse fever (Rickettsia conorii) AND ticks - 177 on 19 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rickettsia conorii - 322 on 19 Aug 01
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Antibodies, IgG and IgM
ARUP Labs Search results for 'conorii' - 5 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Boutonneuse fever - 100 of 510 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Mediterranean spotted fever - 100 of 318 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: fièvre boutonneuse - 100 of 250 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Marseilles fever - 35 of 47 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Israeli spotted fever - 23 of 33 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Astrakhan fever - 19 of 30 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia conorii - 100 of 972 on 20 Aug 01
Rickettsia japonica (Japanese spotted fever)
MEDLINE - Japanese spotted fever OR Rickettsia japonica - 62 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Japanese spotted fever OR Rickettsia japonica AND humans - 40 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rickettsia japonica - 44 on 15 Aug 01
Google Search: Japanese spotted fever - 45 of 74 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Japanese spotted fever human OR humans - 26 of 39 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia japonica - 100 of 371 on 20 Aug 01
Rickettsia helvetica
MEDLINE - Rickettsia helvetica - 18 on 15 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rickettsia helvetica AND humans - 10 on 15 Aug 01
Evidence of Infection in Humans with R. helvetica in Eastern France, CDC EID, Jul-Aug 200
Rickettsia Helvetica Linked to Perimyocarditis And Sudden Cardiac Death, 1 Oct 99
Google Search: Rickettsia helvetica - 100 of 223 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia helvetica human OR humans - 72 of 102 on 20 Aug 01
Rickettsia honei (Flinders Island spotted fever)
MEDLINE - Flinders Island spotted fever OR Rickettsia honei - 11 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Flinders Island spotted fever OR Rickettsia honei AND humans - 9 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rickettsia honei - 6 on 15 Aug 01
Google Search: Flinders Island spotted fever - 31 of 45 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Flinders Island spotted fever human OR humans - 24 of 37 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia honei - 54 of 78 on 20 Aug 01
Rickettsia mongolotimonae
MEDLINE - Rickettsia mongolotimonae - 4 on 15 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rickettsia mongolotimonae AND humans - 2 on 15 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia mongolotimonae - 31 of 44 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia mongolotimonae human OR humans - 19 of 29 on 20 Aug 01
Rickettsia sibirica (North Asian tick typhus)
MEDLINE - North Asian tick typhus OR Rickettsia sibirica - 67 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - North Asian tick typhus OR Rickettsia sibirica AND humans - 27 on 20 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rickettsia sibirica - 66 on 20 Aug 01
ARUP Labs - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Antibodies, IgG and IgM
ARUP Labs Search results for 'sibirica' - 5 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: North Asian tick typhus - 26 of 43 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: North Asian tick typhus human OR humans - 21 of 37 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia sibirica - 100 of 205 on 20 Aug 01
Rickettsia slovaca
MEDLINE - Rickettsia slovaca - 33 on 15 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rickettsia slovaca AND humans - 10 on 15 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia slovaca - 60 of 76 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia slovaca human OR humans - 33 of 40 on 20 Aug 01
Articles on Tick-Borne Rickettsia from the Spotted Fever Group - other than RMSF
Molecular Characterization of a Novel Rickettsia Species from Ixodes scapularis in Texas
Resources for Tick-Borne Spotted Fever Group
NIH: Taxonomy browser (spotted fever group)
NIH: Taxonomy browser (Rickettsia)
Tick-Borne Rickettsia from the Typhus Group
Rickettsia canada
Articles on Tick-Borne Rickettsia from the Typhus Group
Resources for Tick-Borne Typhus Group
MEDLINE - Rickettsia canada OR canadensis - 25 on 15 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rickettsia canada OR canadensis AND humans - 9 on 15 Aug 01
MEDLINE - Rickettsia canada OR canadensis AND ticks - 9 on 15 Aug 01
Articles on Tick-Borne Rickettsia from the Typhus Group
Detection of a spotted fever group rickettsia in Amblyomma cajennense... in south Texas
Resources for Tick-Borne Typhus Group
NIH: Taxonomy browser (typhus group)
NIH: Taxonomy browser (Rickettsia)
Google Search: Rickettsia canada - 100 of 240 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia canadensis - 12 of 15 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia canada human OR humans - 58 of 76 on 20 Aug 01
Google Search: Rickettsia canada tick OR ticks - of on 20 Aug 01
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
(RMSF, Sao Paulo Fever, Spotted Fever, Tick Typhus) and Other Tick-Borne Rickettsia
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Oasis/6455/rmsf-links.html
For other tick-borne diseases, see:
Tick-Borne Diseases of Humans Other Than Lyme Disease Or "Lyme-like" Disease
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Oasis/6455/other-tbd-links.html
For information on Lyme disease see:
Lots Of Links On Lyme Disease
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Oasis/6455/lyme-links.html
Comments or questions concerning this page should be directed to
Art Doherty.
Last updated on 25 August 2001 by
Art Doherty
Lompoc, California
doherty@utech.net