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The Conflicting Roles of Vector Control and Animal Control Agencies in Mitigating the Rise of Human Cases of Flea-borne Typhus in Orange County, California [PDF]
Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 2014 Author(s): Cummings, Robert; Krueger, Laura; Nguyen, Kiet; Fogarty, Carrie; Bennett, Stephen; Velten, Robert; Hearst, Michael | Abstract: Flea-borne typhus has emerged as an important vector-borne disease in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, with over 400 human cases having been reported since the mid-1980s. In Orange County alone, 127 human
Cummings, Robert +6 more
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Prevalence of Rickettsia and Bartonella species in Spanish cats and their flleas [PDF]
, 2015 Publishe
Calvete Margolles, Carlos +4 more
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Rickettsia felis infection in cat fleas Ctenocephalides felis felis [PDF]
, 2010 The present study evaluated the rickettsial infection in a laboratory colony of cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouche) in Brazil. All flea samples (30 eggs, 30 larvae, 30 cocoons, 30 males, and 30 females) tested by polymerase chain reaction ...
CORREIA, Thaís R. +5 more
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Rickettsia typhi and Haemophagocytic Syndrome [PDF]
, 2017 Appropriate therapy (dexamethasone, cyclosporin, and etoposide) could save the patient in those cases in which the pathogen-direct therapy has not been sufficient by itself to control the ...
Cascio, A. +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2016 Due to a resurgence of flea-borne rickettsioses in Orange County, California, we investigated the etiologies of rickettsial infections of Ctenocephalides felis, the predominant fleas species obtained from opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and domestic cats
Alice N Maina +12 more
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Nonnegligible Seroprevalence and Predictors of Murine Typhus, Japan
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 To elucidate the epidemiology of murine typhus, which is infrequently reported in Japan, we conducted a cross-sectional study involving 2,382 residents of rickettsiosis-endemic areas in Honshu Island during August–November 2020.
Tetsuro Aita +5 more
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Impacts of rodents in piggeries in Australia – review and pilot impact study
Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 3, Page 2177-2189, March 2026.Rodent impacts in Australian piggeries are under‐researched, with limited data on economic losses and control costs. A review and pilot study found average losses of AUD$100 000 annually. Key concerns include disease, damage, and control expenses.
Peter R. Brown, Steve Henry
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Flea-borne Rickettsia species in fleas, Caldas department, Colombia
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020 Introduction: Rickettsioses are zoonotic diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Rickettsia and transmitted to man by means of arthropod vectors such as ticks, fleas, mites and lice. Historically, Caldas Department has reported a significant
Carol B Colonia +9 more
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Reference gene selection and RNA preservation protocol in the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, for gene expression studies [PDF]
, 2016 This work was supported by a Knowledge Transfer Network BBSRC Industrial Case (#414 BB/L502467/1) studentship in association Zoetis Inc.Peer ...
Baird, John +5 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 We describe the case of a 75-year-old woman presenting with spotted fever followed by acute renal failure and septic shock. The infection was caused by Rickettsia typhi, not reported in Calabria district (southern Italy) since World War II. The diagnosis
Filippo Luciani +8 more
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