斑点热是由斑点热群立克次体引起的一系列疾病的总称,包括:落矶山斑点热、钮扣热、北亚热、昆士兰热、立克次体痘和日本红斑热。该病是自然疫源性疾病,人群易感性高且难于消灭。随着资源开发、人们社会实践活动的增加及旅游事业的发展,斑点热在西方和欧洲发病率逐年增高。据报道,美国落矶山斑点热的年发病率为5％,欧洲钮 Spot fever is a collective term for a range of diseases caused by the speckled rickettsia rickettsia, including: Rocky Mountain spot fever, button fever, north fever, Queensland fever, rickettsia and Japanese eruptions. The disease is a natural foci of disease, the crowd susceptible and difficult to eliminate. With the development of resources, the increase of people’s social practice and the development of tourism, the incidence of speck fever in the West and Europe has been increasing year by year. It is reported that the annual incidence of Spot Rock fever in the United States is 5%