1. Guidelines for the diagnosis of tick-borne bacterial diseases in Europe 
P. Brouqui, F. Bacellar, G. Baranton, R.J. Birtles, A. Bjoërsdorff, J.R. Blanco, G. Caruso, M. Cinco, P.E. Fournier, E. Francavilla, M. Jensenius, J. Kazar, H. Laferl, A. Lakos, S. Lotric Furlan, M. Maurin, J.A. Oteo, P. Parola, C. Perez-Eid, O. Peter, D. Postic, D. Raoult, A. Tellez, Y. Tselentis, B. Wilske 
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 
Volume 10, Issue 12, Pages (December 2004)
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2. Fig. 1
Maculopapular rash of Mediterranean spotted fever. Note the inoculation eschar surrounded by a purpuric lesion.
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3. Fig. 2
Typical eschar (‘tâche noire’) of tick-transmitted rickettioses. A scalp location of the eschar indicates tick-borne lymphadenopathy caused by Rickettsia slovaca.
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4. Fig. 3
Western blotting and cross-absorption study to differentiate between Rickettsia conorii (RC) and Rickettsia africae (RA) infection. Once absorbed with RA, the antibodies that remain are those directed against RC; all antibodies disappeared following absorption with RC, indicating that antibodies contained in the sera were directed specifically against R. conorii. MWM, molecular size marker.
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5. Fig. 4
Collection of samples and diagnostic tools for use in the diagnosis of rickettsial diseases transmitted by tick bite.
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6. Fig. 5
The pathognomonic sign associated with Lyme borelliosis, which occurs early at the site of the tick bite in the form of a gradually extending erythematous lesion termed erythema migrans.
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7. Fig. 6
Standardisation of immunoblots with reference sera. G, IgG; M, IgM; 1–11, monoclonal antibodies. The antigen used was Borellia afzelii (Pko Strain) [92].
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8. Fig. 7
Stepwise serodiagnosis of Lyme borelliosis [92]. IFA, immunofluorescent assay; IHA, immunohaemagglutination assay.
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9. Fig. 8
Tularaemia: detail of the neck showing a typical lymphadenopathy.
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