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A review of public health important fleas (Insecta, Siphonaptera) and flea-borne diseases in India
, 2022 Fleas (Insecta, Siphonaptera) are important vectors of plague and murine typhus in many parts of the world. Currently, about 2700 flea species were described in the world.
Ashwani Kumar +3 more
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Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2009 In Taiwan, acute Q fever, scrub typhus, and murine typhus (QSM diseases) are the most common rickettsioses, but their epidemiology and clinical characteristics have not been clarified. Diagnosis of these three diseases based on clinical manifestations is
Chung-Hsu Lai +8 more
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Flea-Borne Typhus Presenting with Acalculous Cholecystitis and Severe Anemia
, 2023 Background. Flea-borne typhus (FBT), an uncommon illness in the United States, typically presents as a high continuous fever with commonly associated symptoms including headache, myalgias, and rashes on the trunk and extremities.
Ramya Varadarajan +5 more
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Retracing the Evolutionary Path that Led to Flea-Borne Transmission of Yersinia pestis [PDF]
, 2014 SummaryYersinia pestis is an arthropod-borne bacterial pathogen that evolved recently from Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, an enteric pathogen transmitted via the fecal-oral route.
Sun, Yi-Cheng +3 more
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Severe Murine Typhus with Pulmonary System Involvement
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 We encountered a case of severe murine typhus complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. To determine worldwide prevalence of such cases, we reviewed the literature and found that respiratory symptoms occur in ≈30% of murine typhus patients.
Thomas W. van der Vaart +6 more
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Putting Rodents at the Center of One Health Programs: A Narrative Synthesis
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Rodents link human, animal, and environmental health across diverse ecosystems. Rodent diversity underpins both zoonotic disease risk and ecosystem function. Environmental change reshapes rodent communities and spillover dynamics. Rodents act as reservoirs, amplifiers, and sentinels of emerging pathogens.
Steven R. Belmain
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From Data to Knowledge to Wisdom: Lessons Learned From the Vancouver Rat Project
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.A synthesis of 15 years of research conducted by the Vancouver Rat Project revealed that: (1) Pathogen ecology within rat colonies is the result of complex interactions among rats, pathogens, and vectors. (2) Local and global population structures influence rat and pathogen ecology.
Chelsea G. Himsworth, Kaylee A. Byers
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The role of cats in the eco-epidemiology of spotted fever group diseases
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF), whose etiological agent is R. conorii, is one of the oldest described vector-borne infectious diseases.
Ferran Segura +5 more
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Can't outrun recurrence: Long‐term outcomes of treating American black bear sarcoptic mange
The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 7, September 2026.Abstract The growing incidence of sarcoptic mange in American black bears (Ursus americanus) has become a concern for wildlife managers in the eastern United States. Inconsistency in the use of single and multi‐dose treatment approaches makes it difficult to evaluate their effects on post‐release outcomes of mange‐rehabilitated bears, which remain ...
Raquel Francisco +9 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 5, September 2026.This updated checklist synthesizes 120 publications from 1926 to 2024 and documents 74 helminth species in 15 terrestrial and semiaquatic carnivorous mammals of Uzbekistan. The fauna comprises 36 nematodes, 24 cestodes, 9 trematodes and 5 acanthocephalans. Thirty‐seven species have zoonotic relevance.
Alisher Safarov +3 more
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