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Coxiella burnetii Blocks Intracellular Interleukin-17 Signaling in Macrophages [PDF]

, 2018
Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular bacterium and the etiological agent of Q fever. Successful host cell infection requires the Coxiella type IVB secretion system (T4BSS), which translocates bacterial effector proteins across the vacuole ...
Clemente, Tatiana M., Gilk, Stacey D., Justis, Anna V., Mulye, Minal, Nallandhighal, Srinivas, Tran, Tuan M.   +5 more
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Epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii infection in Africa: a OneHealth systematic review [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Q fever is a common cause of febrile illness and community-acquired pneumonia in resource-limited settings. Coxiella burnetii, the causative pathogen, is transmitted among varied host species, but the epidemiology of the organism in Africa
A Benkirane, A Benslimani, A Corwin, A Omezzine-Letaief, A OmezzineLetaief, A Rekiki, A Znazen, AA Adesiyun, AA Adesiyun, AP Schutte, AR Kamga-Waladjo, B Adu-Addai, B Gummow, BD Perry, BP Mmbando, C Geiger, C Karema, D Schellenberg, E Angelakis, E Schelling, Elizabeth A. Reddy, EM Scrimgeour, F Scolamacchia, G Maartens, GA Ki-Zerbo, GM Blanc, H Tissot-Dupont, H Tissot-Dupont, HG Nahed, HT Dupont, J Domenech, J Julvez, JA Crump, JB Haumesser, JG Ayres, JH McQuiston, Jo E. B. Halliday, John A. Crump, L Epelboin, L Luoto, M Berri, M Georgiev, M Maurin, M Prabhu, M. Kariuki Njenga, Matthew P. Rubach, MO Hussien, N Kaabia, NM Anstey, P Brouqui, PE Fournier, R Gidel, R Gidel, R Kobbe, S Koulla-Shiro, S Koulla-Shiro, S Mazeri, Sarah Cleaveland, Sky Vanderburg, SMS Amal, SP Fiorillo, SR Manock, W van der Hoek, W van der Hoek, W van der Hoek, WF Amin, WP O'Meara, Y Maurice   +67 more
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Upscaling the surveillance of tick-borne pathogens in the French Caribbean Islands [PDF]

, 2020
Despite the high burden of vector-borne disease in (sub)tropical areas, few information are available regarding the diversity of tick and tick-borne pathogens circulating in the Caribbean.
Albina, Emmanuel, Aprelon, Rosalie, Delannoy, Sabine, Devillers, Elodie, Galon, Clémence, Gondard, Mathilde, Moutailler, Sara, Pinarello, Valérie, Pradel, Jennifer, Vayssier-Taussat, Muriel   +9 more
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Typing of Uncultured Isolates of Coxiella burnetii and Coxiella-Like Microorganisms Associated with Ticks Using 16S rRNA Gene Nucleotide Sequence Analysis

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2023
The causative agent of Q fever, the intracellular pathogen Coxiella burnetii, is found almost worldwide; many types of blood-sucking ticks that are dangerous to animals and humans are involved in the circulation of the pathogen.
Yu. A. Panferova, N. K. Tokarevich, O. V. Blinova, A. A. Nafeev, E. I. Sibaeva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increasing Risk of Tick-Borne Disease through Growth Stages in Ticks

Clinics and Practice, 2023
Rickettsia and Coxiella spp. are pathogens transmitted by ticks to humans. However, the developmental stage of the tick carrying the greatest risk of infection is unknown.
Makoto Kondo, Yoshiaki Matsushima, Takehisa Nakanishi, Shohei Iida, Habe Koji, Keiichi Yamanaka   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

, 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.
Australian Government, British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee, Camacho, Chiu, Cutler, Derrick, Fenollar, Hawker, Health Protection Agency, Kermode, Marmion, Maurin, McCaughey, Pollock, Raoult, Raoult, Shapiro, Smith, Thomas, Van Woerden, Waag, Wildman   +21 more
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Dot/Icm Type IVB Secretion System Requirements for Coxiella burnetii Growth in Human Macrophages

mBio, 2011
Central to Q fever pathogenesis is replication of the causative agent, Coxiella burnetii, within a phagolysosome-like parasitophorous vacuole (PV) in mononuclear phagocytes. C.
Paul A. Beare, Stacey D. Gilk, Charles L. Larson, Joshua Hill, Christopher M. Stead, Anders Omsland, Diane C. Cockrell, Dale Howe, Daniel E. Voth, Robert A. Heinzen   +9 more
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Service evaluation to establish the sensitivity, specificity and additional value of broad-range 16S rDNA PCR for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis from resected endocardial material in patients from eight UK and Ireland hospitals [PDF]

, 2014
Infective endocarditis (IE) can be diagnosed in the clinical microbiology laboratory by culturing explanted heart valve material. We present a service evaluation that examines the sensitivity and specificity of a broad-range 16S rDNA polymerase chain ...
Alshafi, K, Gouliouris, T, Harris, KA, Hartley, JC, Jalili, S, Munthali, P, NiRiain, U, Williams, OM, Yam, T   +8 more
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COXIELLA BURNETII INFECTION IN SHEEP AND GOATS: A PUBLIC RISK HEALTH, COLOMBIA

Infectio, 2018
Objective. The aim of this study was to provide molecular evidence of C. burnetii in sheep and goats from some herds of Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia. Materials and methods.
Verónica Contreras
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Seroepidemiology of Coxiella Burnetii in commercial dairy herds in northeast of Iran [PDF]

The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2011
Q fever is an important zoonotic disease caused by infection with Coxiella burnetii. Limited information is available concerning theseroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Iran.A serological survey was conducted to describe the eroepidemiology of ...
Mohammad Azizzadeh, Gholam Reza Mohammadi, Ali Reza Haghparast, Mohammad Heidarpour-Bami   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source