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Human ectoparasites and the spread of plague in Europe during the Second Pandemic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, can spread through human populations by multiple transmission pathways. Today, most human plague cases are bubonic, caused by spillover of infected fleas from rodent epizootics, or pneumonic, caused by ...
Alsofrom   +21 more
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Molecular investigations of cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) provide the first evidence of Rickettsia felis in Malta and Candidatus Rickettsia senegalensis in Israel

open access: yesNew Microbes and New Infections, 2018
Rickettsia felis, the causative agent of flea-borne spotted fever, occurs on all continents except Antarctica, owing to the cosmopolitan distribution of its cat flea vector. In this study, cat fleas were collected in two countries where the occurrence of
S. Hornok   +9 more
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Soroprevalência de Rickettsia bellii e Rickettsia felis em cães, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, Brasil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a vector-borne zoonosis caused by Rickettsia rickettsii bacteria. Dogs can be host sentinels for this bacterium. The aim of the study was to determine the presence of antibodies against Rickettsia spp.
BIONDO, Alexander Welker   +7 more
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The Biology and Ecology of Cat Fleas and Advancements in Their Pest Management: A Review

open access: yesInsects, 2017
The cat flea Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouché) is the most important ectoparasite of domestic cats and dogs worldwide. It has been two decades since the last comprehensive review concerning the biology and ecology of C. f.
Michael K. Rust
doaj   +1 more source

Arthropods of Medical Importance in Ohio [PDF]

open access: yes, 1960
Author Institution: Sanitarian, Licking and Knox Counties ...
Masters, Charles Otto
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Relationship of parasites and pathogens diversity to rodents in Thailand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
International audienceRodents have proven to be of increasing importance in transmitting diseases to humans in recent decades, through the emergence of worldwide epidemics and, in Thailand, through the emergence of leptospirosis and scrub typhus ...
Arreesrisom, Peera   +6 more
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Exotic Rickettsiae in Ixodes ricinus: fact or artifact? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Several pathogenic Rickettsia species can be transmitted via Ixodes ricinus ticks to humans and animals. Surveys of I. ricinus for the presence of Rickettsiae using part of its 16S rRNA gene yield a plethora of new and different Rickettsia sequences ...
Ellen Tijsse-Klasen   +4 more
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Severe Murine Typhus with Pulmonary System Involvement

open access: yesEmerging 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
doaj   +1 more source

Identificação sorológica de Rickettsia spp do grupo da febre maculosa em capivaras na região de Campinas, SP, Brasil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Diseases transmitted by ticks have been an important health problem all over the world. Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF) stands for a serious epidemiological concern due to the high mortality rates pointed out.
CALIC, Simone Berger   +8 more
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Macaque models of human infectious disease. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Macaques have served as models for more than 70 human infectious diseases of diverse etiologies, including a multitude of agents-bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, prions.
Abe   +330 more
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