SFGR	Spotted fever group Rickettsia
TBD	Tick-borne disease
TBP	Tick-borne pathogen
TIBOLA	Tick-borne lymphadenopathy
DEBONEL	Dermacentor-borne necrosis erythema and lymphadenopathy
SENLAT	Scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite
MSF	Mediterranean spotted fever
NATT	North Asian tick typhus
ASF	Astrakhan spotted fever
CRIE	Central Research Institute of Epidemiology
qPCR	Quantitative polymerase chain reaction
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
TBEV	Tick-borne encephalitis virus
rRNA	Ribosomal ribonucleic acid
kDa	Kilodalton
CI	Confidence interval
TG	Typhus group
TRG	Transitional group
FBSF	Flea-borne spotted fever
MIR	Minimal infection rate