1. Preface

   • J. Kazar
   • D. Raoult

   EditorialNotes Pages: 195 - 199

2. Some contributions of electron microscopy to the study of the rickettsiae

   • D. J. Silverman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 200 - 206

3. Molecular biology of rickettsiae

   • H. H. Winkler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 212

4. Genetics of rickettsiae

   • L. P. Mallavia

   OriginalPaper Pages: 213 - 221

5. Pathogenesis of rickettsial infections emphasis on Q fever

   • O. G. Baca

   OriginalPaper Pages: 222 - 228

6. Ecological questions concerning rickettsiae

   • J. řeháček
   • I. V. Tarasevich

   OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 236

7. Epidemiology of rickettsial diseases

   • D. H. Walker
   • D. B. Fishbein

   OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 245

8. An overview of research on ehrlichiosis

   • M. Ristic
   • C. J. Holland
   • M. Khondowe

   OriginalPaper Pages: 246 - 252

9. Biology of ehrlichiae

   • E. Weiss

   OriginalPaper Pages: 253 - 258

10. A comparative view of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and the other groups of rickettsiae

    • A. Tamura
    • H. Urakami
    • N. Ohashi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 259 - 269

11. Diagnosis of rickettsial diseases: A perspective

    • J. E. McDADE

    OriginalPaper Pages: 270 - 275

12. Antibiotic treatment of rickettsiosis, recent advances and current concepts

    • D. Raoult

    OriginalPaper Pages: 276 - 281

13. Control of rickettsial diseases

    • J. Kazaw
    • R. Brezina

    OriginalPaper Pages: 282 - 286

14. The role of the World Health Organization in the control of rickettsial diseases

    • Y. Pervikov

    OriginalPaper Pages: 287 - 290

15. Rickettsiae and rickettsioses in Portugal

    • F. Bacellar
    • M. S. Núncio
    • A.R. Filipe

    OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 293

16. Studies of a “new” rickettsiosis “Astrakhan” spotted fever

    • I. V. Tarasevich
    • V. A. Makarova
    • D. Raoult

    OriginalPaper Pages: 294 - 298

17. Extensive examination of different tick species for infestation with Coxiella burnetii in Slovakia

    • J. Řeháček
    • J. Úrvölgyi
    • E. Kováčová

    OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 303

18. Recent studies on scrub typhus and Rickettsia tsutsugamushi in Shandong Province - China

    • C. Xiangrui
    • W. Jinju
    • Y. Yufu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 304 - 306

19. Epidemic of Q fever in Leszno district in Poland

    • S. Tylewska-wierzbanowska
    • W. Rumin
    • S. Sikorski

    BriefCommunication Pages: 307 - 309

20. Errata corrige

    • A. B. Sabin

    Erratum Pages: 310 - 310