Jorge Martín-Trueba, Isabel Jado, María Elena Andrés-Galván, Rosa M González-Martín-Niño, Inés Martín-Martín, Marcos López de-Felipe Escudero, María Teresa Llorente, José María Serrano-Romero, Antonio Sampedro, Raquel Andrade-Lobato, Coral García-Esteban, Judit Gil-Zamorano, María Isabel Hurtado-Gavilán, David González-Barrio
Rickettsial disease caused by Rickettsia massiliae is rare in humans; only 6 cases have been reported since 2006. We report a case of R. massiliae infection in a pediatric patient in Spain with symptoms suggestive of rickettsiosis. Our results suggest that R. massiliae is an emerging tickborne rickettsial pathogen.