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Acute febrile illness is associated with Rickettsia spp infection in dogs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Rickettsia conorii is transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks and causes Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in humans. Although dogs are considered the natural host of the vector, the clinical and epidemiological significance of R ...
A Cascio   +69 more
core   +3 more sources

Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection and effect on lamb growth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: A major challenge in sheep farming during the grazing season along the coast of south-western Norway is tick-borne fever (TBF) caused by the bacteria Anaplasma phagocytophilum that is transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus.
E Lindgren   +38 more
core   +3 more sources

Relative Risk for Ehrlichiosis and Lyme Disease in an Area Where Vectors for Both Are Sympatric, New Jersey, USA

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
The lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, is a vector of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and E. ewingii, causal agents of human ehrlichiosis, and has demonstrated marked geographic expansion in recent years. A.
Andrea Egizi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survey of vector-borne agents in feral cats and first report of Babesia gibsoni in cats on St Kitts, West Indies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: As there is little data on vector-borne diseases of cats in the Caribbean region and even around the world, we tested feral cats from St Kitts by PCR to detect infections with Babesia, Ehrlichia and spotted fever group Rickettsia (SFGR) and
Branford, Gillian Carmichael   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Association between canine leishmaniosis and Ehrlichia canis co-infection: a prospective case-control study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background In the Mediterranean basin, Leishmania infantum is a major cause of disease in dogs, which are frequently co-infected with other vector-borne pathogens (VBP).
A Mazeris   +55 more
core   +5 more sources

Serologic Evidence of Human Exposure to Ehrlichiosis Agents in Japan

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
In retrospective analyses, we report 3 febrile patients in Japan who had seroconversion to antibodies against Ehrlichia chaffeensis antigens detected by using an immunofluorescence and Western blot.
Hongru Su   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parallelisms and Contrasts in the Diverse Ecologies of the Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi Complexes of Bacteria in the Far Western United States. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi are two tick-borne bacteria that cause disease in people and animals. For each of these bacteria, there is a complex of closely related genospecies and/or strains that are genetically distinct and have ...
Foley, Janet, Stephenson, Nicole
core   +2 more sources

Severe Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in a Lung Transplant Recipient: A Review of Ehrlichiosis in the Immunocompromised Patient

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
We describe a case of human ehrlichiosis in a lung transplant recipient and review published reports on ehrlichiosis in immunocompromised patients.
Nasia Safdar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Canine tick-borne pathogens in Cyprus and a unique canine case of multiple co-infections [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Canine tick-borne pathogens such as Ehrlichia canis and Hepatozoon canis are widespread in the Mediterranean basin but have never been reported or investigated in Cyprus.
Altschul   +28 more
core   +4 more sources

Prevalence and Identification of Livestock Tick by Sex Ratio and Host in Tehran Province. [PDF]

open access: yesVet Med Sci
This study identified tick species infesting livestock and poultry in Tehran Province, revealing a female‐biased sex ratio and sheep as the most infested hosts. Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato was the dominant species. These findings underscore the need for host‐targeted tick control to mitigate disease transmission and economic losses.
Abbasi E.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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