To further characterize human infections caused by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae, we tested skin biopsy and swab samples and analyzed clinical, epidemiologic, and diagnostic characteristics of patients with a rickettsiosis. The most common (38%) indigenous species was R. sibirica mongolitimonae. Significantly more cases of R. sibirica mongolitimonae infection occurred during spring and summer.
Keywords: France; Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae; bacteria; cutaneous swab; rickettsia; rope-like lymphangitis–associated rickettsiosis; skin biopsy; vector-borne infections.