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First report of the ticks Haemaphysalis punctata Canestrini et Fanzago, 1878, Haemaphysalis parva (Neumann, 1897) and Dermacentor marginatus (Sulzer, 1776) (Acari, Amblyommidae) from humans in Lebanon [PDF]

, 2020
Purpose: Knowledge on ticks infesting humans is scarce for the middle East. In this work, tick specimens (Acari: Amblyommidae) infesting humans in Lebanon were identified.
Azar, Dany, Perotti, M. Alejandra, Raad, Martin   +2 more
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South African Tick Bite Fever: An Overview

Dermatopathology, 2019
The rickettsiae are a diverse group of vector-borne zoonotic bacterial pathogens. The two common spotted fever diseases in existence in southern Africa are boutonneuse fever-like tick bite fever (TBF), caused by Rickettsia conorii, and African TBF ...
John Frean, Wayne Grayson
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Relevance of gamma interferon, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and interleukin-10 gene polymorphisms to susceptibility to Mediterranean spotted fever. [PDF]

, 2009
The acute phase of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is characterized by dramatic changes in cytokine production patterns, clearly indicating their role in the immunomodulation of the response against the microorganism, and the differences in cytokine ...
Bellanca, F, CARUSO, Calogero, Cillari, E, FORTE, Giusi Irma, LIO, Domenico, MANSUETO, Pasquale, MANSUETO, Serafino, MILANO, Salvatore, MISIANO, Gabriella, RINI, Giovam Battista, Sanacore, M, SCOLA, Letizia, VACCARINO, Loredana, Vitale, G   +13 more
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Spotted Fever Group and Typhus Group Rickettsioses in Humans, South Korea

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
The presence of the nucleic acid of the spotted fever group (SPG) and typhus group (TG) rickettsiae was investigated in 200 serum specimens seropositive for SFG rickettsiae by multiplex-nested polymerase chain reaction with primers derived from the ...
Yeon-Joo Choi, Won-Jong Jang, Jong-Hyun Kim, Ji-Sun Ryu, Seung-Hyun Lee, Kyung-Hee Park, Hyung-Suk Paik, Young-Sang Koh, Myung-Sik Choi, Ik-Sang Kim   +9 more
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Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Children: Study of a Portuguese Endemic Region

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2018
Introduction: Mediterranean spotted fever is an infectious disease included in the human rickettsiosis group, with its main distribution in the Mediterranean and South European countries. It is an endemic disease in Portugal, with dogs acting as the main
Sara Peixoto, Jorge Ferreira, Joana Carvalho, Vânia Martins   +3 more
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Atrial fibrillation in Mediterranean spotted fever [PDF]

, 2008
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne acute febrile disease caused by Rickettsia conorii and characterized by fever, maculo-papular rash and a black eschar at the site of the tick bite ('tache noir'). We describe the case of a 58-year-old man
Colletti, P., Colomba, C., Mazzola, G., Pampinella, D., Rubino, R., Saporito, L., TITONE LANZA DI SCALEA, L.   +6 more
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Riquetsioses no Brasil e Portugal: ocorrência, distribuição e diagnóstico Rickettsial diseases in Brazil and Portugal: occurrence, distribution and diagnosis

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2005
O presente artigo é uma atualização sobre a ocorrência e diagnóstico das riquetsioses existentes no Brasil e Portugal, com o objetivo de incentivar e incrementar a vigilância epidemiológica dessas doenças nos dois países.
Márcio Antonio Moreira Galvão, Luiz Jacintho da Silva, Elvira Maria Mendes Nascimento, Simone Berger Calic, Rita de Sousa, Fátima Bacellar   +5 more
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Presence of Rickettsia Species in a Marginalized Area of Yucatan, Mexico

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
In the state of Yucatan, Mexico, rickettsiosis has become a common vector‐borne disease in the general population. Ectoparasite species such as Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Amblyomma mixtum have been identified as Rickettsia vectors in Yucatan by studies focused on the wild animal population in rural areas.
Gaspar Peniche-Lara, Bertha Jimenez-Delgadillo, Claudia Munoz-Zanzi, María Cárdenas-Marrufo, Carlos Pérez-Osorio, Juan Arias-León, Carlos E. P. Corbett   +6 more
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Rickettsia conorii specific Ig G antibodies: a seroepidemiologic survey in Constanta and Tulcea counties and Bucharest, Romania, 2009

Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2013
Introducere. Febra butonoasă (FB) este o boală infecţioasă emergentă în România, evoluând în sudul ţării, după cum reiese din rata incidenţei înregistrată în ultimii ani, conform studiilor noastre anterioare de epi- demiologie descriptivă.
Serban Roxana I., Radu Iuliana, Codita Irina   +2 more
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Markers and Biomarkers of Endothelium: When Something Is Rotten in the State

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Endothelium is a community of endothelial cells (ECs), which line the blood and lymphatic vessels, thus forming an interface between the tissues and the blood or lympha. This strategic position of endothelium infers its indispensable functional role in controlling vasoregulation, haemostasis, and inflammation. The state of endothelium is simultaneously
Nikolay V. Goncharov, Alexander D. Nadeev, Richard O. Jenkins, Pavel V. Avdonin, Domenico D′Arca   +4 more
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