<prompt> Boutonneuse fever is caused by-Rickettsia japonicaRickettsia conoriiRickettsia sibiricaRickettsia australis  <response>: Boutonneuse fever also called, fievre boutonneuse, Kenya tick typhus, Indian tick typhus, Marseilles fever, African tick-bite fever, or Astrakhan fever is a fever as a result of a Rickettsial infection caused by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii Transmitted by the dog tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus. 