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Evasion of autophagy mediated by Rickettsia surface protein OmpB is critical for virulence. [PDF]

, 2019
Rickettsia are obligate intracellular bacteria that evade antimicrobial autophagy in the host cell cytosol by unknown mechanisms. Other cytosolic pathogens block different steps of autophagy targeting, including the initial step of polyubiquitin-coat ...
Burke, Thomas P, Cox, Jeffery S, Engström, Patrik, Golovkine, Guillaume, Iavarone, Anthony T, Ingabire, Nadia, Mark, Kevin G, Mitchell, Gabriel, Rape, Michael, Welch, Matthew D   +9 more
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Clinical use of polymerase chain reaction performed on peripheral blood and bone marrow samples for the diagnosis and monitoring of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected patients: a single-center, 8-year experience in Italy and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2007
Background. To overcome some of the limitations of conventional microbiologic techniques, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)–based assays are proposed as useful tools for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis. Patients and methods.
ACQUAVIVA, V, ANTINORI, Sabrina, BESTETTI, G, CALATTINI, S, CASCIO, ANTONIO, COLOMBA, Claudia, CORBELLINO, M., CORVASCE, S, FOSCHI, A, GRAMICCIA, M, LONGHI, E, MAGNI, C, ORLANDO, G, PARRAVICINI, C, PIOLINI, R, TITONE LANZA DI SCALEA, Lucina   +15 more
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Tracking Dengue Epidemics using Twitter Content Classification and Topic Modelling

, 2016
Detecting and preventing outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases such as Dengue and Zika in Brasil and other tropical regions has long been a priority for governments in affected areas.
Cedrim, Diego, Daniilakis, Michael, Garcia, Alessandro, Missier, Paolo, Miu, Tudor, Pal, Atinder, Romanovsky, Alexander, Sousa, Leonardo da Silva   +7 more
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Efficacy of sarolaner (Simparic™) against induced infestations of Amblyomma cajennense on dogs

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Amblyomma cajennense is the main vector of Rickettsia rickettsii which causes Brazilian spotted fever. This adult tick preferably infests horses and capybaras, but has low host specificity during its immature stages, thus posing a threat to ...
Fabio Scott, Lilian Franz, Diefrey Ribeiro Campos, Thaís Ribeiro Correia Azevedo, Daise Cunha, Robert H. Six, Steven Maeder, Travis Cree   +7 more
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Rickettsiasp. Strain NOD Infecting Ticks (Amblyomma nodosum) in an Endemic Area of Spotted Fever in Brazil [PDF]

, 2017
Leonardo Moerbeck, Vinícius Figueiredo Vizzoni, Stefan Vilges de Oliveira, Robson Cavalcante, Gerlene Castelo Branco Coelho, Naylê Francelino Holanda Duarte, Marinete Amorim, Gilberto Salles Gazêta   +7 more
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Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in a healthy military man during field training in Rio de Janeiro city, southeastern Brazil. [PDF]

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo, 2022
Pacheco-Silva AB, Martins EB, López AJR, Detepo PJT, Mamani RF, Japiassú AM, Lupi O, Mendes TV, Pina-Costa A, Calvet GA, Bressan CDS, Silva MFBD, Ogino LL, Assis MRDS, Marques AM, Dias CMG, Borchert JM, Lemos ERS, Brasil P.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Complementary data on four methods for sampling free-living ticks in the Brazilian Pantanal. [PDF]

, 2017
In this study, four methods for sampling free-living ticks that are used in ecological and human tick-bite risk studies were evaluated. Cloth dragging, carbon dioxide traps and visual searches and inspection of plant litter on the ground were used in ...
OSAVA, C. F., PIOVEZAN, U., RAMOS, V. do N., SZABÓ, M. P. J.   +3 more
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A new focus of Brazilian spotted fever in the central-west region of São Paulo state, Brazil. [PDF]

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop, 2021
Fornazari F, Freirias CD, Lima HC, Rodrigues MM, Langoni H, Teixeira CR.   +5 more
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Antibodies for Rickettsia spp. in patients with negative serology for dengue virus, leptospirosis, and meningococcal disease in municipalities of São Paulo State, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION Brazilian spotted fever is an infectious disease with a high mortality rate if not treated early. Differential diagnosis is difficult, as the first clinical signs are non-specific and can be confused with other diseases.
Juliana Anacleto Cabral Prata, Celso Eduardo de Souza, Rodrigo Nogueira Angerami, Taíse Marongio Cotrim de Moraes Barbosa, Fabiana Cristina Pereira dos Santos, Silvia Colombo, Vânia Martins Fontes Del Guercio, Maria Rita Donalísio   +7 more
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Urbanization of Brazilian spotted fever in a municipality of the southeastern region: epidemiology and spatial distribution

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2015
INTRODUCTION: Brazilian spotted fever is an emerging zoonosis notified mainly in the Southeast of Brazil, especially due to its high level of lethality.OBJECTIVE: To analyze the epidemiological and spatial pattern of the disease in the municipality of ...
Jeanette Trigo Nasser, Rafael César Lana, Claudia Maria dos Santos Silva, Roberto Wagner Lourenço, Darllan Collins da Cunha e Silva, Maria Rita Donalísio   +5 more
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