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There are a lot of references of rickettsioses acquired by travellers and considered imported diseases (McDonald et al., 1988; Bottieau et al. 2006; Freedman et al., 2006; Askling et al. 2009; Chen & Wilson, 2009; Jensenius et al., 2009; Stokes & Walters, 2009). Nowadays ticks cause most travel-associated rickettsioses. Ticks are considered to be one of the most important vectors of infectious diseases in the world, preceded only by mosquitoes. Therefore, tick-borne rickettsioses are endemic all over the world (Hechemy et al., 2006). The majority of travel-associated rickettsioses refer to Sub-Saharan Africa tourists who develop African tick-bite fever (ATBF), mainly transmitted by Amblyomma hebraeum (Figure 1). In addition. | DRUG DISCOVERY RESEARCH IN PHARMACOGNOSY Edited by Omboon Vallisuta and Suleiman M. Olimat Drug Discovery Research in Pharmacognosy Edited by Omboon Vallisuta and Suleiman M. Olimat Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9 51000 Rijeka Croatia Copyright 2012 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution license which allows users to download copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes as long as the author and publisher are properly credited which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech authors have the right to republish it in whole or part in any publication of which they are the author and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers this license allows users to download copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes as long as the author and publisher are properly credited which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials instructions methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Sandra Bakic Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer InTech Design Team First published March 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@ Drug Discovery Research in Pharmacognosy Edited by Omboon Vallisuta and Suleiman M. Olimat p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0213-7 .