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New insights into the systematics of the afrotropical Amblyomma marmoreum complex (Acari: Ixodidae) and the genome of a novel Rickettsia africae strain using morphological and metagenomic approaches

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
The Amblyomma marmoreum complex includes afrotropical species, such as Amblyomma sparsum, a three-host tick that parasitizes reptiles, birds, and mammals, and is a recognized vector of Ehrlichia ruminantium.
Andrea P. Cotes-Perdomo, Alberto Sánchez-Vialas, Richard Thomas, Andrew Jenkins, Juan E. Uribe   +4 more
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Relative chemokine and adhesion molecule expression in Mediterranean spotted fever and African tick bite fever

, 2009
OBJECTIVES: Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) caused by Rickettsia conorii (R. conorii) is a potential lethal disease while African tick bite fever (ATBF) caused by Rickettsia africae is a self-limiting flu-like illness.
Ueland T, Aukrust P., Jensenius M, Raoult D, Lien E, Vitale G, Damås JK, Flo TH, Espevik T, DAVI', Giovanni, Frøland SS, SANTILLI, FRANCESCA, Otterdal K   +12 more
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Tick bite fever and Q fever - a South African perspective.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 2010
Tick bite fever (TBF) and Q fever are zoonotic infections, highly prevalent in southern Africa, which are caused by different genera of obligate intracellular bacteria. While TBF was first described nearly 100 years ago, it has only recently been discovered that there are several rickettsial species transmitted in southern Africa, the most common of ...
Frean, J, Blumberg, L
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First molecular detection of Rickettsia africae in ticks from the Union of the Comoros

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Rickettsia africae is the agent of African tick bite fever, a disease transmitted by ticks in sub-Saharan Africa. In Union of the Comoros, a recent study reported the presence of a Rickettsia africae vector but no information has been provided
Amina Yssouf, Cristina Socolovschi, Tahar Kernif, Sarah Temmam, Erwan Lagadec, Pablo Tortosa, Philippe Parola   +6 more
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Phylogenetic Variants of Rickettsia africae, and Incidental Identification of "Candidatus Rickettsia Moyalensis" in Kenya.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
BackgroundRickettsia africae, the etiological agent of African tick bite fever, is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. Contrary to reports of its homogeneity, a localized study in Asembo, Kenya recently reported high genetic diversity.
Gathii Kimita, Beth Mutai, Steven Ger Nyanjom, Fred Wamunyokoli, John Waitumbi   +4 more
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Emerg Infect Dis

Rickettsia africae is the agent of African tick-bite fever, a mild but common disease of local persons and tourists in Africa. The major vector of this spotted fever group rickettsia is most likely Amblyomma variegatum, the tropical bont tick, which has ...

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Tick‐borne infectious diseases in Australia

, 2017
Tick bites in Australia can lead to a variety of illnesses in patients. These include infection, allergies, paralysis, autoimmune disease, post-infection fatigue and Australian multisystem disorder.
Graves, Stephen R, Stephen R Graves, Stenos, John, John Stenos   +3 more
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The transmission of tick-bite fever by the dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Labr. [PDF]

, 1941
The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 300dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.1.
Neitz, W.O., Alexander, R.A., Mason, J.H.   +2 more
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Update on Tick-Borne Bacterial Diseases in Travelers

, 2018
International audiencePurpose of Review Ticks are the second most important vectors of infectious diseases after mosquitoes worldwide. The growth of international tourism including in rural and remote places increasingly exposes travelers to tick bite ...
Eldin, Carole, Carole Eldin, Philippe Parola, Parola, Philippe   +3 more
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Detection and characterization of rickettsiae in Western Australia [PDF]

, 2007
The aim of this study was to address the shortfall in current, in-depth knowledge of Western Australian rickettsiae investigating in particular, the role of native and feral animals as reservoir hosts.
Owen, Helen Clare
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