A description was given of an infection with Rickettsia slovaca following a tick bite. The clinical picture was that of an acute meningoencephalitis. Its etiology was confirmed serologically by an increase in complement-fixating antibodies, from negative values to diagnostically significant titers. There were febrile relapses and a prolonged persistence of neurasthenic disorders.
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