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Diagnostic Value of IgA Antibody Measurement in Tick-Borne Spotted Fever (Astrakhan Rickettsial Fever) [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Tick-borne spotted fevers caused by Rickettsia occur worldwide. The symptoms of this bacterial infection are similar to those of viral infection, and thus, diagnostic accuracy has special clinical importance.
Nina S. Smirnova, Alexey V. Kostarnoy, Alexey V. Kondratev, Petya G. Gancheva, Daniil A. Grumov, Alexander L. Gintsburg   +5 more
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First molecular diagnosis of the human pathogen Rickettsia raoultii and other spotted fever group rickettsiae in Sudanese ixodid ticks from domestic ruminants [PDF]

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2024.
In this manuscript, the authors collected ixodid ticks and examined the presence of Rickettsia species by PCR. By performing sequencing and phylogenetic analysis, the authors identified the presence of four different Rickettsia species in three tick species found on three mammalian hosts.
Nagwa Eisawi, Jabbar Ahmed, Mohammed A. Bakheit, Dina A. Hassan, Mohammed O. Hussien, Abdel Rahim M. El Hussein   +5 more
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Zoonotic Tick‐Borne Pathogens in Ixodes ricinus Complex (Acari: Ixodidae) From Urban and Peri‐Urban Areas of Kosovo [PDF]

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 72, Issue 2, Page 174-183, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick, is the most prevalent tick species in Europe. It favours habitats such as shrubs, deciduous and mixed forests, but can also be found in urban environments. Due to its high vector competence, it is of enormous veterinary as well as medical importance, transmitting tick‐borne encephalitis (TBE ...
Ina Hoxha, Betim Xhekaj, Genc Halimi, Michiel Wijnveld, Margarida Ruivo, Driton Çaushi, Albana Matoshi, Adelheid G. Obwaller, Bernhard Jäger, Martin Weiler, Julia Walochnik, Kurtesh Sherifi, Edwin Kniha   +12 more
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Epidemiological monitoring of the natural focus of Astrakhan spotted fever

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Purpose: One of the dominant natural focal diseases in the Astrakhan region is Astrakhan spotted fever (ASP). Under the influence of anthropogenic activity, a low-activity natural focus of ASF turned into a manifest natural and anthropurgical focus of ...
S. Ugleva, N. Pshenichnaya, V. Akimkin
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Hyalomma marginatum in Europe: The Past, Current Status, and Future Challenges—A Systematic Review [PDF]

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Hyalomma marginatum is a prominent tick vector responsible for transmitting various pathogens, including the Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), across Europe. This systematic review consolidates findings from 144 publications regarding the geographical distribution of H. marginatum and its associated pathogens.
Seyma S. Celina, Jiří Černý, Zongfu Wu   +2 more
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Proposal to create subspecies of Rickettsia conorii based on multi-locus sequence typing and an emended description of Rickettsia conorii [PDF]

BMC Microbiology, 2005
Background Rickettsiae closely related to the Malish strain, the reference Rickettsia conorii strain, include Indian tick typhus rickettsia (ITTR), Israeli spotted fever rickettsia (ISFR), and Astrakhan fever rickettsia (AFR).
Raoult Didier, Eremeeva Marina, Fournier Pierre-Edouard, Zhu Yong   +3 more
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Ricketsioses in the Lower Volga region

Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2021
The aim of this work was to describe the features of the epidemiology and clinic of rickettsioses at the Lower Volga region.Materials and methods. Scientific papers on searchable electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, eLIBRARY and ResearchGate ...
S. V. Ugleva, S. V. Shabalina
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Genome Sequence of Rickettsia conorii subsp. Caspia, the Agent of Astrakhan Fever. [PDF]

Journal of Bacteriology, 2012
Pierre-Édouard Fournier, Didier Raoult, EL KARKOURI Khalid   +2 more
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Epidemiological Community and Differences of Transmissive Infections in Astrakhan Region

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2022
Relevance. The territory of the Astrakhan region hosts natural foci of severe infections of arbovirus etiology – Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and Astrakhan fever (spotted fever resembling the Mediterranean spotted fever, Astrakhan spotted fever
S. V. Ugleva, V. G. Akimkin, Z. B. Ponezheva, R. R. Akhmerova, A. E. Spirenkova, Y. Y. Chernikova, S. V. Shabalina   +6 more
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Features of the Epidemiological Situation on Tick-Borne Rickettsioses in the Russian Federation in 2010–2020 and Prognosis for 2021

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2021
Objective is to analyze the incidence of Siberian tick typhus (STT) in the Russian Federation over the period of 2010–2020, Astrakhan spotted fever (ASF) and Mediterranean fever (MF) since the official registration, and to forecast the development of the
N. V. Rudakov, S. N. Shpynov, N. A. Pen’evskaya, A. I. Blokh, T. A. Reshetnikova, I. E. Samoylenko, L. V. Kumpan, S. V. Shtrek, D. A. Savel’ev, N. V. Abramova, D. V. Trankvilevsky   +10 more
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