TABLE 1.
Rickettsia groups and diseases
| Group | Species | Disease | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted fevera | R. rickettsii | Rocky Mountain spotted fever | Tick |
| R. conorii | Mediterranean spotted fever | Tick | |
| R. parkeri | R. parkeri rickettsiosis | Tick | |
| R. philipii (Rickettsia sp. 364D) | Pacific Coast tick fever | Tick | |
| R. africae | African tick bite fever | Tick | |
| R. japonica | Japanese spotted fever | Tick | |
| R. heilongjiangensis | Far-Eastern spotted fever | Tick | |
| R. honei | Flinders Island spotted fever | Tick | |
| R. amblyommatis b | Mild spotted fever | Tick | |
| Typhus | R. prowazekii | Epidemic typhus | Louse |
| R. typhi | Murine typhus | Flea | |
| Transitionala | R. felis | Flea-borne spotted fever | Flea |
| R. akari | Rickettsialpox | Mite | |
| Ancestral | R. bellii | Nonpathogenic | Tick |
| R. canadensis | Nonpathogenic | Tick | |
a
A nonexhaustive list.
b
Rickettsiae presumptively associated with human diseases.