5 Facts you should know about

Boutonneuse fever

A fever caused by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii

It’s transmitted by the dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Boutonneuse fever is endemic in countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea

This disease was first described in Tunisia in 1910 by Conor and Bruch

It is named boutonneuse (French for "spotty") due to its papular skin-rash characteristics

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