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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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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 +9 more
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Tick bite fever in South Africa
South African Family Practice, 2008 Tick bite fever has been a constant feature of the South African medical landscape. While it was recognised many years ago that there was a wide spectrum of clinical severity of infection, only recently has It been established that there are two ...
John Frean +2 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 +3 more
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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 +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 +6 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 +4 more
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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. +2 more
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Advances in Biology, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 The present work uses fossils and subfossils to decipher the origin and evolution of terrestrial pathogens and endoparasites. Fossils, as interpreted by morphology or specific features of their hosts, furnish minimum dates for the origin of infectious agents, coevolution with hosts, and geographical locations.
George Poinar Jr., Renfu Shao
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International Journal of Zoology, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 The Nilgiri hills and adjoining downhill areas provide favourable ecological conditions for the propagation of haematophagous arthropods owing to richness in vegetation and animal activities. A study has been undertaken during 2008–2010 on the distribution and abundance of ticks of domestic animals in seven different biotopes. A total of 3,008 domestic
Kaushal Kumar +3 more
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