Flinders Island spotted fever
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Flinders Island spotted fever is a condition characterized by a rash in approximately 85% of cases.{{cite book |author=Rapini, Ronald P. |author2=Bolognia, Jean L. |author3=Jorizzo, Joseph L. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |pages=1130 |isbn=978-1-4160-2999-1 }}
It is associated with Rickettsia honei.{{cite journal |vauthors=Unsworth NB, Stenos J, Graves SR, etal |title=Flinders Island spotted fever rickettsioses caused by "marmionii" strain of Rickettsia honei, Eastern Australia |journal=Emerging Infect. Dis. |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=566–73 |date=April 2007 |pmid=17553271 |pmc=2725950 |doi= 10.3201/eid1304.050087}}
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