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Investigation of a Q fever outbreak in a Scottish co-located slaughterhouse and cutting plant [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Outbreaks of Q fever are rare in the UK. In 2006, the largest outbreak of Q fever in Scotland occurred at a co-located slaughterhouse and cutting plant with 110 cases.
Pollock, K.G.J.   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

South African Tick Bite Fever: An Overview

open access: yesDermatopathology, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Children: Study of a Portuguese Endemic Region

open access: yesActa 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
doaj   +1 more source

Rickettsiosis Infections in Sarawak: Epidemiological Insights and Public Health Strategies. [PDF]

open access: yesCan J Infect Dis Med Microbiol
Rickettsiosis infections pose a significant public health concern in Sarawak, Malaysia. Despite their importance, these infections remain poorly recognised, under‐researched and inadequately documented within the context of the Sarawak region. This comprehensive evaluation seeks to address this knowledge gap by providing an in‐depth analysis of ...
Abang RAA, Adrus M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Impaired Fibrinolysis in the Pathogenesis of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The mechanisms contributing to bleeding complications in dengue hemorrhagic fever were studied by investigating the pattern of activation of the coagulation and fibrinolytic systems in 50 children with severe dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Eric C.M. van Gorp   +30 more
core   +2 more sources

Riquetsioses no Brasil e Portugal: ocorrência, distribuição e diagnóstico Rickettsial diseases in Brazil and Portugal: occurrence, distribution and diagnosis

open access: yesRevista 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
doaj   +1 more source

Presence of Rickettsia Species in a Marginalized Area of Yucatan, Mexico

open access: yesJournal 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
wiley   +1 more source

Markers and Biomarkers of Endothelium: When Something Is Rotten in the State

open access: yesOxidative 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
wiley   +1 more source

Contemporary aspects of the epidemiological surveillance of socially significant tick-borne infections (TBIS) in Varna region [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The modern system for epidemiological surveillance of tick-borne infections (TBIs) in the Varna region requires a systematic analysis of the epidemic process.Aim: The aim of this article is to trace the evolution in parameters of the parasitic system in ...
Konstantinov, Rumen Petrov; Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Public, Medical University of Varna   +3 more
core   +9 more sources

Rickettsia conorii specific Ig G antibodies: a seroepidemiologic survey in Constanta and Tulcea counties and Bucharest, Romania, 2009

open access: yesRomanian 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
doaj   +1 more source

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