Flinders Island spotted fever

Flinders Island spotted fever
an acute infection occurring during the summer months in Australia, caused by Rickettsia honei and transferred to humans by the reptile tick Aponomma hydrosauri; characteristics include fever, myalgia, headache, and an eschar and rash.

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