Visceral form of disease starting 15–40 days after injection with Bartonella bacilliformis bacteria during the bite of sand flies. Clinical symptoms are high fever, lymphadenitis, spleno- and hepatomegaly. The decreasing number of erythrocytes being lysed by the Bartonella-stages introduces anaemic symptoms. Months after this acute phase skin symptoms (Verruga peruana) may occur. The disease is restricted to the western and eastern valleys of the Andes.
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(2016). Oroya Fever. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_2253
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